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1876–2024
Pierre, SD·South Dakota

Pierre, SD has voted Republican in six straight presidential cycles.

South Dakota's capital anchors a vast, sparsely populated river corridor

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SD
Latest
R+33
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
20,679
2024 ACS

Pierre, SD, South Dakota: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1952.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
20,6792024 5-year
Median household income
$82,3162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+50 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.0%
3,2856,63910,170
R
−32.3%
3,3746,72510,375
R
−36.4%
2,7796,3229,742
R
−31.6%
3,2216,2829,695
R
−27.6%
3,5476,31510,021
R
−38.1%
3,1617,14610,458
D
+39.6%
6,1432,6148,915
R
−21.9%
3,2425,2649,250
R
−21.4%
3,0055,0449,520
R
−21.7%
3,3645,2438,661
R
−41.8%
2,4235,9278,388
R
−41.4%
2,0905,5448,347
R
−20.5%
3,0544,6347,725
R
−32.8%
2,5295,0107,560
R
−26.4%
2,1053,7766,322
D
+1.1%
3,3563,2816,637
R
−18.2%
2,7663,9986,764
R
−21.8%
2,2543,5105,764
R
−49.6%
1,2223,6274,849
R
−22.1%
1,4392,2613,718
R
−27.5%
1,1722,0603,232
R
−16.6%
1,9032,6614,564
D
+5.5%
2,2912,0424,488
D
+14.8%
2,6091,9274,606
R
−24.3%
1,6082,6514,290
R
−34.0%
5741,7913,580
R
−36.4%
8271,9112,975
R
−2.8%
8659171,859
O
+48.5%
1,59503,292
R
−22.0%
1,9473,1085,285
R
−33.1%
7311,4762,251
R
−20.1%
5247911,331
R
−8.2%
4675511,025
R
−45.6%
131535885
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.9%
Irish
11.8%
English
10.5%
American
4.6%
Polish
2.1%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.0%
2.7%
75–84
3.4%
5.6%
65–74
5.3%
7.0%
55–64
7.1%
5.5%
45–54
6.0%
6.9%
35–44
6.8%
6.3%
25–34
5.6%
2.6%
18–24
3.3%
10.4%
5–17
8.7%
2.7%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,316
Pierre, SD ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pierre, SD$82,316
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)11.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
20.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
19.7%
Other Christian
11.9%
Methodist
3.3%
Baptist
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Pierre sits at the geographic center of South Dakota along the Missouri River, serving a trade area that stretches hundreds of miles across ranching country. Its small size makes it one of the least-populous state capitals in the nation.

The Republican margin in Pierre, SD reached its widest at fifty points in 1952. The margin in 2024 was thirty-three points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,316, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 20,679 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Pierre, SD, South Dakota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/38180/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Pierre, SD, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pierre, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 33.0 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,170 votes cast, 3,285 went Democratic and 6,639 went Republican.
What is Pierre, SD, South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Pierre, SD, South Dakota as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pierre, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pierre, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Pierre, SD, South Dakota?
Pierre, SD, South Dakota has a population of 20,679 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pierre, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Pierre, SD, South Dakota is $82,316 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Pierre, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pierre, SD, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.