# Larry Rhoden

Larry Rhoden is the Republican governor of South Dakota.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of South Dakota
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-SD-larry-rhoden (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

42% of Rhoden’s statements claim credit, in the top quarter of Republican governors (average 29%).

## What Rhoden says (Current term)

303 classified statements: 303 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rhoden | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 0.9% | 11 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 4.4% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 33.7% | 40.0% | 13 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 2.7% | 9 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 42.2% | 29.0% | 4 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.7% | 17 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 22% (Republican governors 18%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (Republican governors 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (Republican governors 5.8%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (Republican governors 19%); Agriculture and Food 12% (Republican governors 6.5%).

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2114788385164267737
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2112699338203812253
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2113006952385011987
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2113007218371231790
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2112645026094194770
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2112209290215719052
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2111230884045271213
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2110024346056139162
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2110099513931190551
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD/status/2109647381868486932

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.sd.gov
- Campaign site: https://governorlarryrhoden.com/
- X: https://x.com/LarryRhodenSD

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-SD-larry-rhoden