South Dakota
State facts
- people (ACS)
- 907,428
- House seat
- 1
- president 2024
- R +29.2
Governor Larry Rhoden
Senators: 2 Republicans. House members: 1 Republican.
Districts
1 House district (2024 lines), 35 State Senate districts and 37 State House districts. Each district has its own page: who holds it, who lives there and how it has voted.
Choose a district on the map or in the table. House districts follow the lines their members were elected on; state legislative districts are the ones drawn for 2024.
South Dakota: U.S. House, 2024 lines
1 districts
| South Dakota at large | Dusty Johnson | R | 907,428 | 2022 |
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files (2025; 2026 lines from TIGER/Line 2026).
Notes
Districts are filled by the party of the officials on this site who hold them; a hatched district has no one here today or is shared by members of more than one party. “Lines since” is the first general election held on the district’s lines: results before it describe a different place.
Who represents it
2 senators, 1 House members and a governor on this site, and 105 state legislators.
Each name links to the official’s profile: what they say, how they vote, their ideology and money.
Governor and senators
- Larry RhodenGovernorR
- John ThuneSenatorR
- Mike RoundsSenatorR
The House delegation
1 member, by district
- Dusty JohnsonDistrict nullR
The state legislature
Officials on this site by chamber and party
| Chamber | Democrats | Republicans | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| State House | 6 | 64 | 0 |
Elections
2024 presidential vote: R +29.2. 34.2% Democratic, 63.4% Republican.
Results from Candidates in American General Elections (CAGE): certified from 1990 to 2024, and 2026 as it is counted (unofficial, from NYT and NBC reporting, until certified). Shares are of all votes cast.
U.S. Senate
2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Roundscalledincumbent | R | 184,571 | 60.5% |
| Brian Bengs | I | 120,484 | 39.5% |
Unofficial: about 99% of the expected vote counted; called by a network. Source: CAGE.
Earlier
- 2022: John Thune (R) won by 43.5 points
- 2020: Mike Rounds (R) won by 31.4 points
- 2016: John Thune (R) won by 43.6 points
- 2014: Mike Rounds (R) won by 20.9 points
- 2010: John Thune (R) won
Governor
2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Rhodencalledincumbent | R | 193,187 | 63.7% |
| Dan Ahlers | D | 110,146 | 36.3% |
Unofficial: about 98% of the expected vote counted; called by a network. Source: CAGE.
Earlier
- 2022: Kristi Noem (R) won by 26.8 points
- 2018: Kristi Noem (R) won by 3.4 points
- 2014: Dennis Daugaard (R) won by 45.1 points
- 2010: Dennis Daugaard (R) won by 23.0 points
- 2006: Mike Rounds (R) won by 25.6 points
President
Statewide vote
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.2% | 63.4% | R +29.2 |
| 2020 | 35.6% | 61.8% | R +26.2 |
| 2016 | 31.7% | 61.5% | R +29.8 |
| 2012 | 39.9% | 57.9% | R +18.0 |
| 2008 | 44.7% | 53.2% | R +8.4 |
| 2004 | 38.4% | 59.9% | R +21.5 |
| 2000 | 37.6% | 60.3% | R +22.7 |
| 1996 | 47.8% | 51.7% | R +3.8 |
| 1992 | 37.2% | 40.7% | R +3.5 |
U.S. House
Seats won and the statewide House vote
| Year | D seats | R seats | D vote | R vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026counting | 0 | 1 | 36.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 28.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 77.4% |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 81.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 36.0% | 60.3% |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 35.9% | 64.1% |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 33.5% | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 42.6% | 57.4% |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 45.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 67.6% | 32.4% |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 69.1% | 29.3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 53.4% | 45.9% |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 45.6% | 53.5% |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 24.9% | 73.4% |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 24.9% | 75.1% |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 37.0% | 57.7% |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 59.8% | 36.6% |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 69.1% | 26.8% |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 67.6% | 32.4% |
In 2026 the seats are the races called so far.
Who lives there
907,428 people, by the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Each figure beside the nation’s; ± is the 90 percent margin of error.
South Dakota at a glance
ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates
People
A Census Bureau estimate
Median age
±0.2 · United States 38.9
Median household income
±$888 · United States $80,734
Race and ethnicity
Share of everyone; Hispanic or Latino people may be of any race, the other groups are not Hispanic
South Dakota
United States
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| Part | South Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| White | 79.8% | 57.4% |
| Black | 2.1% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Another race or more than one | 11.9% | 5.5% |
Age, schooling, income and place
South Dakota over United States; ± is the 90 percent margin of error
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| Row | South Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 and over | 18.0% | 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more (adults 25+) | 31.9% | 35.7% |
| Below the poverty line | 11.9% | 12.4% |
| Born outside the U.S. | 4.0% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (adults) | 7.9% | 6.2% |
| Living in rural areas (2020 Census) | 42.8% | 20.0% |
Source: ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates (Census Bureau); rural share from the 2020 Census.
About these figures
The figures from the American Community Survey are estimates from a sample, not a count. The ± beside each is its 90 percent margin of error: nine times in ten the true value lies within that range. In small districts the margins are wide, so a gap of a few points from United States may be noise. Shares are of everyone in the district, except education (adults 25 and over), poverty (people whose poverty status is known) and veterans (civilian adults).
These are the Census Bureau’s own estimates for the district; margins on shares are approximated from the counts’ margins.
The rural share counts the people living outside the urban areas the Census Bureau drew from the 2020 Census; it is a count, with no margin of error.
Opinion
What South Dakota’s adults think, estimated from the lab’s national survey.
Estimates for each state come from multilevel regression and poststratification (MRP): a model of every respondent’s answers by age, race, education, sex and their state’s 2024 vote, weighted to the state’s population. Rank 1 is the highest of the 51 states. See Public Opinion for the questions and the national trends.
| Partisan animosity | SD | Rank | Median state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feelings gap between the parties | 51.3 49.2–53.6 | 34 | 51.8 |
| Very liberal or very conservative | 30% 26%–33% | 3 | 26% |
| MAGA Republicans | 49% 44%–53% | 14 | 47% |
| Political violence | SD | Rank | Median state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protesting without a permit | 28% 25%–31% | 39 | 29% |
| Vandalism | 5.6% 4.8%–6.4% | 47 | 6.2% |
| Assault | 2.0% 1.5%–2.7% | 46 | 2.5% |
| Arson | 1.6% 1.2%–2.3% | 44 | 1.8% |
| Assault with a deadly weapon | 1.2% 0.7%–2.0% | 43 | 1.4% |
| Murder | 1.0% 0.7%–1.7% | 45 | 1.2% |
| Support for political violence (index) | 6.7% 6.0%–7.3% | 46 | 7.1% |
| Democratic norms | SD | Rank | Median state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Censoring hostile media | 16% 13%–19% | 35 | 17% |
| Governing by executive order | 26% 24%–29% | 44 | 29% |
| Ignoring court rulings | 10% 8.5%–12% | 42 | 12% |
| Party over election rules | 14% 11%–17% | 31 | 14% |
| Cutting polling stations | 6.1% 4.6%–8.1% | 38 | 7.0% |
| Accepting norm breaches (index) | 15% 12%–17% | 36 | 16% |
| Issues | SD | Rank | Median state |
|---|---|---|---|
| The economy over the next six months | 46% 39%–55% | 2 | 35% |
| The economy over the past six months | 25% 21%–29% | 36 | 25% |
| Free speech is secure | 20% 16%–26% | 17 | 20% |
| Amnesty for undocumented immigrants | 25% 22%–27% | 47 | 30% |
| Deport immigrants here illegally | 59% 55%–63% | 5 | 51% |
| Immigration is good for America | 55% 50%–61% | 49 | 65% |
| More manufacturing jobs | 51% 46%–56% | 13 | 48% |
| New tariffs | 43% 37%–51% | 3 | 33% |
| New tariffs, if prices rise | 34% 30%–39% | 6 | 29% |
Notes
An estimate is uncertain, especially in small states: the 95% interval shows the range. Ranks between states whose intervals overlap mean little. Estimates as of Nov 3, 2026.
What its officials say
0.6% of South Dakota’s officials’ statements make personal attacks, against 4.7% nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement (posts on X, press releases, newsletters, floor speeches) and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a rate is the share of statements with that label, in the officials’ current terms. The South Dakota dashboard has the trends, topics and leaders.
| Kind of statement | All officials | Members of Congress | Legislators and governor | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4.7% |
| Policy criticism | 10% | 12% | 8.4% | 16% |
| Policy discussion | 43% | 43% | 43% | 50% |
| Bipartisanship | 7.5% | 11% | 2.5% | 5.5% |
| Credit claiming | 23% | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Statements | 9,971 | 6,252 | 3,719 | 1,724,578 |
Ideology and lawmaking
4,690 bills in the South Dakota legislature since 2019, 1,848 of them law (39.4%).
CSIP is the lab’s ideology score from roll calls, donations and text, on one scale for every official (0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition). The legislature’s party gap is measured within each chamber from its own roll calls, in standard deviations of its members’ positions. See Bills for every legislature.
CSIP medians
By party and level
| Officials | Median | n |
|---|---|---|
| D in the legislature | 0.38 | 9 |
| R in Congress | 0.90 | 3 |
| R in the legislature | 0.06 | 96 |
Party gap in the legislature
Latest term, from roll calls
| Chamber, term | Gap (SD) | Members |
|---|---|---|
| State Senate, 2025-2026 | 1.70 | 36 |
| State House, 2025-2026 | 1.62 | 71 |
| Legislature, 2025-2026 | 1.08 | 18 |
| State Senate, 2023-2024 | 1.69 | 36 |
Bills
State legislature, 2019 on
bills introduced
1,848 became law (39.4%)
The most bills are on Government Operations and Politics (15% of those with an area).
Money
28% of itemized gifts to its members of Congress came from inside South Dakota; 87% of itemized gifts to its state officials came from inside South Dakota (latest cycle).
Itemized donations are individual gifts over $200 a cycle, the only ones reported with an address; totals and shares count those only. Aggregates only: no donor is named.
Members of Congress
2026 cycle · 3 officials · $3.6M itemized
| Donors in | Share |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 28% |
| California | 15% |
| New York | 7.0% |
| Texas | 6.3% |
| Virginia | 5.3% |
State officials
2026 cycle · 75 officials · $487.8K itemized
| Donors in | Share |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 87% |
| California | 2.3% |
| Virginia | 2.1% |
| Wisconsin | 1.3% |
| Florida | 1.3% |
Threats and violence
1 federal prosecutions for threatening officials in South Dakota, 1 threats or harassment of local officials since 2022, and 1 political violence events in the lab’s record.
Separate records, never added together: prosecutions the Justice Department announced (not every threat), the Bridging Divides Initiative’s record of threats and harassment against local officials, the lab’s record of political violence, the FBI’s hate crime statistics and the Crowd Counting Consortium’s protests. The Political Violence page has each record in full.
hate crimes per 100,000 (2025)
Agencies covering 90% of residents reported
protests in the last 12 months
2025-06 to 2026-05; 8.3 per 100,000
threat prosecutions announced
Justice Department press releases, 2010 on
Hate crimes reported to the FBI
Incidents per year
Notes
Reporting is voluntary: a year’s count rises and falls with the number of police agencies that took part, not only with crime. Few agencies reported in the early 1990s, and in 2021 the FBI took reports only through its incident-based system (NIBRS), which many agencies had not yet joined. The Political Violence page has each year’s coverage.
Where people protested
Counties with the most protest events, last 12 months
| Pennington County | 23 |
|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 17 |
| Hughes County | 6 |
| Lawrence County | 6 |
| Brown County | 4 |
Crowd Counting Consortium (CC0).
Files and sources
Every figure on this page is in the bulk files and the data API.
The state facts file has one row per state and every series by year or month, with the state boundaries; the API serves this state at /v1/states/SD. Sources: the Census Bureau (people, boundaries), Candidates in American General Elections and MIT Election Data and Science Lab (elections), the lab’s survey, the FBI, the Crowd Counting Consortium, the Justice Department, the Bridging Divides Initiative and the Global Terrorism Database. Credits and terms are on Open data.