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Election results by county.
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Tie
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The 2016 South Dakota Democratic primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state of South Dakota as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
The Democratic Party's primaries in California, Montana, New Jersey and New Mexico are scheduled to be held the same day, as are Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own South Dakota primary. Additionally, the Democratic Party holds North Dakota caucuses the same day.
Margin of error: ±3.31%
Sample size: 874
Source:
South Dakota, a predominantly white and rural state in the Great Plains with a significant Native American population, was split near evenly between Clinton and Sanders in terms of geography and delegate count. Secretary Clinton carried the eastern portion of the state, with the exception of Roberts County in the northeast corner. She edged out Sanders in Minnehaha County, the most populated county and home to Sioux Falls. Lincoln County (Canton), Brown County (Aberdeen), Brookings County (Brookings), Codington County, (Watertown), Yankton County (Yankton, South Dakota), Davison County (Mitchell), and Hughes County (home to the state capital Pierre), all gave Clinton substantial margins that were enough for her to carry one of the most Republican states in the country.