† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
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
GroupElk PointSouth DakotaUnited States
German36.5%33.1%12.5%
Irish15.0%9.9%9.4%
English8.6%7.7%9.5%
Norwegian8.6%10.4%—
American5.2%4.4%5.3%
French4.7%—1.6%
Dutch4.5%3.4%—
Swedish4.4%2.5%—
Mexican1.3%2.6%11.3%
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
Elk Point
South Dakota
United States
Median age
35.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Elk Point
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$90,473
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.5%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.4%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Elk Point
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.9%
7.1%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Elk Point
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.
Elk Point, South Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−1.8%
2008
−1.9%
2012
−13.8%
2016
−31.5%
2020
−31.4%
2024
−38.9%
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
29.5%Harris311
68.5%Trump721
2.0%
R+38.9
R+7.5
R+37.5
1,053
R
32.7%Biden353
64.2%Trump692
3.1%
R+31.4
±0.0
R+35.9
1,078
R
30.6%Clinton306
62.0%Trump621
7.4%
R+31.5
R+17.7
R+33.6
1,001
R
42.5%Obama407
56.3%Romney539
1.3%
R+13.8
R+11.9
R+17.6
958
R
47.5%Obama481
49.4%McCain500
3.2%
R+1.9
R+0.1
R+9.1
1,013
R
48.9%Kerry443
50.7%Bush459
0.4%
R+1.8
—
D+0.7
906
Elk Point anchors the southernmost tip of South Dakota where the state meets Nebraska and Iowa, giving its small electorate outsized regional identity despite a population of roughly 2,500.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.9 points.
A population of 2,537, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,473 describe the city.
In 2024, Elk Point, South Dakota voted Republican by 38.9 points (R+38.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,053 votes cast, 311 went Democratic and 721 went Republican.
How many people live in Elk Point, South Dakota?
Elk Point, South Dakota has a population of 2,537 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Elk Point, South Dakota?
Median household income in Elk Point, South Dakota is $90,473 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Elk Point, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Elk Point, South Dakota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
