Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 732,4422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Sioux Falls(Mitchell), SDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 116,889 | 219,044 | 343,459 | ||
| R | 120,413 | 211,111 | 339,592 | ||
| R | 97,303 | 185,981 | 302,952 | ||
| R | 124,497 | 170,643 | 301,492 | ||
| R | 145,674 | 163,326 | 315,445 | ||
| R | 128,856 | 190,326 | 324,035 | ||
| D | 148,964 | 114,887 | 269,943 | ||
| D | 125,027 | 124,609 | 278,609 | ||
| R | 112,597 | 113,450 | 290,457 | ||
| R | 132,497 | 140,148 | 274,401 | ||
| R | 109,745 | 170,541 | 281,744 | ||
| R | 100,563 | 172,349 | 296,868 | ||
| D | 140,790 | 137,228 | 280,018 | ||
| R | 134,593 | 151,450 | 287,246 | ||
| R | 113,963 | 141,560 | 267,177 | ||
| D | 156,363 | 119,186 | 275,592 | ||
| R | 121,902 | 168,085 | 290,045 | ||
| R | 117,982 | 160,989 | 279,030 | ||
| R | 87,160 | 193,201 | 280,471 | ||
| R | 117,610 | 118,710 | 239,108 | ||
| R | 96,314 | 130,201 | 226,651 | ||
| R | 125,474 | 165,943 | 291,614 | ||
| D | 154,401 | 113,207 | 278,015 | ||
| D | 173,473 | 88,954 | 267,355 | ||
| R | 99,126 | 145,935 | 246,567 | ||
| R | 23,886 | 94,146 | 197,713 | ||
| R | 32,486 | 114,309 | 179,706 | ||
| D | 61,630 | 56,005 | 122,661 | ||
| O | 44,553 | 2,953 | 110,473 | ||
| R | 39,159 | 66,462 | 111,550 | ||
| R | 21,748 | 71,965 | 100,224 | ||
| R | 38,754 | 55,675 | 96,844 | ||
| R | 40,300 | 43,082 | 84,310 | ||
| R | 12,757 | 33,370 | 70,338 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.0%
Irish
8.7%
English
6.4%
American
4.4%
French
1.5%
Polish
1.3%
Italian
0.8%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,978
Sioux Falls(Mitchell) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Sioux Falls(Mitchell)$74,978
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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Other languages1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Sioux Falls–Mitchell market covers much of eastern South Dakota, where fast-growing Sioux Falls increasingly drives statewide turnout patterns and has trended more competitive in recent cycles than the surrounding rural counties.
The Democratic margin in Sioux Falls(Mitchell) peaked at thirty-eight points in 1912. By 2004 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,978 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 343,459 votes cast, 116,889 went Democratic and 219,044 went Republican.
What is Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota?
Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota has a population of 732,442 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota?
Median household income in Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota is $74,978 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sioux Falls(Mitchell), South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.