Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDakota DunesSouth DakotaUnited States
German36.2%33.1%12.5%
Irish14.8%9.9%9.4%
English8.6%7.7%9.5%
Norwegian8.6%10.4%—
American5.1%4.4%5.3%
French4.7%—1.6%
Dutch4.5%3.4%—
Swedish4.4%2.5%—
Mexican8.4%2.6%11.3%
Nicaraguan0.6%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dakota Dunes
South Dakota
United States
Median age
42.6
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dakota Dunes
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$136,125
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
2.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
59.8%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dakota Dunes
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.7%
7.1%
22.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.4%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dakota Dunes
South Dakota
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−42.7%
2008
−42.2%
2012
−45.1%
2016
−49.5%
2020
−41.4%
2024
−46.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
25.6%Harris571
72.6%Trump1,616
1.8%
R+46.9
R+5.5
R+45.5
2,227
R
28.4%Biden632
69.8%Trump1,554
1.8%
R+41.4
D+8.0
R+45.9
2,226
R
23.6%Clinton434
73.0%Trump1,345
3.4%
R+49.5
R+4.4
R+51.5
1,842
R
27.1%Obama463
72.1%Romney1,234
0.8%
R+45.1
R+2.9
R+48.9
1,711
R
28.3%Obama472
70.5%McCain1,175
1.2%
R+42.2
D+0.5
R+49.4
1,667
R
28.5%Kerry433
71.2%Bush1,082
0.3%
R+42.7
—
R+40.2
1,520
Dakota Dunes is a master-planned community near Sioux City whose cross-border location and affluent demographic profile push its voting patterns toward the upper end of Republican margins in an already reliably red state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.9 points.
A population of 3,936, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $136,125 describe the city.
In 2024, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota voted Republican by 46.9 points (R+46.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,227 votes cast, 571 went Democratic and 1,616 went Republican.
How many people live in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota?
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota has a population of 3,936 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota?
Median household income in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota is $136,125 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
