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1876–2024
Congressional District (at Large)·South Dakota

South Dakota 0th Congressional District has voted Republican in six straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SD
Latest
R+29
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
907,428
2024 ACS

South Dakota 0th Congressional District, South Dakota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
907,4282024 5-year
Median household income
$74,6252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.7%2024 5-year
Black
2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+42 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
75 counties · 6 D · 69 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
−29.2%
146,859272,081428,922
R
−26.2%
150,471261,043422,609
R
−29.8%
117,466227,731370,111
R
−18.0%
145,039210,610363,815
R
−8.4%
170,924203,054381,975
R
−21.3%
149,974232,646389,000
D
+22.7%
190,700118,804316,269
R
−3.5%
139,333150,543323,826
R
−3.5%
124,888136,718336,254
R
−6.3%
145,560165,415312,991
R
−26.5%
116,113200,267317,867
R
−28.8%
103,855198,343327,703
R
−1.5%
147,068151,505300,678
R
−8.6%
139,945166,476307,415
R
−11.3%
118,023149,841281,264
D
+11.2%
163,010130,108293,118
R
−16.4%
128,070178,417306,487
R
−16.8%
122,288171,569293,857
R
−38.5%
90,426203,857294,283
R
−4.8%
117,653129,651250,105
R
−16.7%
96,711135,365232,076
R
−14.8%
131,362177,065308,427
D
+11.5%
160,137125,977296,452
D
+29.2%
183,51599,212288,438
R
−21.0%
102,660157,603261,857
R
−36.3%
27,214101,299203,868
R
−41.0%
35,938110,692182,237
D
+3.9%
64,21759,191128,942
O
+42.1%
48,9420116,327
R
−23.8%
40,26667,536114,775
R
−49.4%
21,96972,083101,395
R
−15.6%
39,53854,57496,169
D
+0.2%
41,02140,89282,590
R
−36.5%
9,08534,88870,617
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.1%
Irish
9.9%
English
7.7%
American
4.4%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
Polish
1.1%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
2.6%
5.5%
65–74
5.5%
6.3%
55–64
6.3%
5.5%
45–54
5.2%
6.6%
35–44
6.0%
6.6%
25–34
6.0%
4.8%
18–24
4.4%
9.2%
5–17
8.8%
3.2%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,625
Congressional District (at Large) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District (at Large)$74,625
South Dakota$76,475
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.9%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other languages1.9%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
20.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.0%
Other Christian
10.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Methodist
2.8%
Baptist
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

South Dakota 0th Congressional District sits in the Northern Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in South Dakota 0th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,625, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 907,428 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
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Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/4600/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota voted Republican by 29.2 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 428,922 votes cast, 146,859 went Democratic and 272,081 went Republican.
What is Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota?
Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota has a population of 907,428 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota?
Median household income in Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota is $74,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $76,475.
What is the political history of Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District (at Large), South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.