† 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
GroupHot SpringsSouth DakotaUnited States
German28.5%33.1%12.5%
Irish14.2%9.9%9.4%
English14.2%7.7%9.5%
Norwegian7.0%10.4%—
American4.3%4.4%5.3%
Czech3.4%——
Scottish2.5%—1.3%
Danish2.2%0.8%—
Rosebud Sioux3.2%1.1%—
Oglala Sioux2.1%2.0%—
Samoan1.1%——
Mexican2.3%2.6%11.3%
Spanish0.2%——
Japanese1.8%—0.2%
Filipino1.0%0.2%0.9%
Asian Indian0.4%0.2%1.4%
Thai0.4%——
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
Hot Springs
South Dakota
United States
Median age
59.4
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
3.5%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
37.7%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hot Springs
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$66,338
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.1%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.9%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hot Springs
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.6%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.4%
2.6%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.1%
0.2%
0.6%
Other languages
1.6%
1.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hot Springs
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.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.8%
2008
−12.6%
2012
−31.6%
2016
−32.0%
2020
−28.1%
2024
−33.4%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
32.1%Harris587
65.5%Trump1,199
2.4%
R+33.4
R+5.3
R+32.0
1,830
R
34.2%Biden612
62.3%Trump1,116
3.6%
R+28.1
D+3.8
R+32.6
1,792
R
30.3%Clinton495
62.2%Trump1,018
7.5%
R+32.0
R+0.4
R+34.1
1,636
R
32.0%Obama552
63.6%Romney1,097
4.5%
R+31.6
R+18.9
R+35.4
1,726
R
42.0%Obama774
54.6%McCain1,007
3.4%
R+12.6
D+2.2
R+19.9
1,844
R
42.0%Kerry767
56.8%Bush1,038
1.3%
R+14.8
—
R+12.4
1,828
Home to a major VA medical center, Hot Springs skews older and heavily veteran, demographic forces that have made Fall River County one of South Dakota's most reliably Republican-leaning corners for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.4 points.
A population of 3,548, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,338 describe the city.
In 2024, Hot Springs, South Dakota voted Republican by 33.4 points (R+33.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,830 votes cast, 587 went Democratic and 1,199 went Republican.
How many people live in Hot Springs, South Dakota?
Hot Springs, South Dakota has a population of 3,548 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hot Springs, South Dakota?
Median household income in Hot Springs, South Dakota is $66,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Hot Springs, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hot Springs, South Dakota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
