† 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
GroupSissetonSouth DakotaUnited States
Oglala Sioux0.6%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.3%1.1%—
German20.2%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian11.2%10.4%—
Irish3.1%9.9%9.4%
English2.5%7.7%9.5%
Swedish2.0%2.5%—
Polish1.2%—2.2%
American1.2%4.4%5.3%
Czech0.7%——
Mexican5.1%2.6%11.3%
Guatemalan1.1%0.5%0.5%
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
Sisseton
South Dakota
United States
Median age
34.2
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sisseton
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$48,875
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.8%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.8%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sisseton
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.2%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
6.2%
2.6%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.3%
0.1%
0.5%
Other languages
3.0%
1.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sisseton
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.
Sisseton, South Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+3.3%
2008
+24.4%
2012
+21.0%
2016
+3.1%
2020
+5.9%
2024
+2.0%
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
D
49.8%Harris426
47.8%Trump409
2.3%
D+2.0
R+3.9
D+3.5
855
D
52.1%Biden449
46.2%Trump398
1.7%
D+5.9
D+2.8
D+1.5
862
D
48.7%Clinton397
45.6%Trump372
5.6%
D+3.1
R+17.9
D+1.0
815
D
58.7%Obama582
37.7%Romney374
3.6%
D+21.0
R+3.5
D+17.1
992
D
60.5%Obama669
36.1%McCain399
3.3%
D+24.4
D+21.2
D+17.2
1,105
D
50.2%Kerry613
46.9%Bush573
2.9%
D+3.3
—
D+5.7
1,221
Sisseton sits at the edge of the Lake Traverse Reservation, giving it one of the higher Native American population shares among South Dakota's small cities and producing turnout patterns distinct from comparably sized towns in the region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.4 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.0 points.
A population of 2,670, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,875 describe the city.
In 2024, Sisseton, South Dakota voted Democratic by 2.0 points (D+2.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 855 votes cast, 426 went Democratic and 409 went Republican.
How many people live in Sisseton, South Dakota?
Sisseton, South Dakota has a population of 2,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sisseton, South Dakota?
Median household income in Sisseton, South Dakota is $48,875 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Sisseton, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sisseton, South Dakota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
