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Rapid City-Spearfish, SD·South Dakota

Rapid City-Spearfish, SD has voted Republican in six straight presidential elections — R+32.4 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
SD
2024 presidential election
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD
TrumpR+32.4
2024 presidential margin by county for Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, SDA map of the constituent counties of Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, SD, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Lawrence County, SD · R+31.3Custer County, SD · R+45.8Pennington County, SD · R+26.4Meade County, SD · R+50.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.9%60,113
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.5%30,113
OtherAll other candidates2.6%2,436
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −32.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−32.4%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−36.8%
1896+14.3%
1900−10.0%
1904−43.9%
1908−17.3%
1912+49.6%
1916−7.7%
1920−35.3%
1924−46.2%
1928−35.5%
1932+10.7%
1936+1.3%
1940−17.2%
1944−24.5%
1948−15.8%
1952−44.8%
1956−33.7%
1960−23.1%
1964+2.7%
1968−17.2%
1972−26.4%
1976−13.7%
1980−42.2%
1984−44.4%
1988−22.6%
1992−13.1%
1996−17.0%
2000+44.3%
2004−36.5%
2008−22.6%
2012−31.7%
2016−37.1%
2020−30.5%
2024−32.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−32.4%
30,11360,11392,662
R
−30.5%
29,95057,54390,510
R
−37.1%
20,77448,94975,927
R
−31.7%
23,36145,88571,160
R
−22.6%
27,96044,81474,448
R
−36.5%
22,28348,73472,395
D
+44.3%
16,9296,31623,959
R
−17.0%
8,11012,13723,667
R
−13.1%
7,49510,78825,088
R
−22.6%
20,16532,07552,645
R
−44.4%
13,74035,98750,062
R
−42.2%
11,80931,70347,103
R
−13.7%
16,63322,02739,243
R
−26.4%
13,55623,34137,047
R
−17.2%
11,97717,39131,417
D
+2.7%
16,84815,95132,799
R
−23.1%
12,89120,62433,515
R
−33.7%
9,71419,59029,304
R
−44.8%
8,15721,42229,579
R
−15.8%
9,73613,44023,375
R
−24.5%
7,25911,97419,233
R
−17.2%
11,47516,24727,722
D
+1.3%
13,18912,84526,808
D
+10.7%
12,51910,05822,919
R
−35.5%
6,20713,09519,381
R
−46.2%
2,5259,29514,669
R
−35.3%
3,6838,23212,891
R
−7.7%
4,4325,20810,132
O
+49.6%
4,94109,971
R
−17.3%
3,9445,87711,189
R
−43.9%
2,2356,66310,077
R
−10.0%
4,3835,3669,865
D
+14.3%
5,2653,9409,255
R
−36.8%
9874,0298,263
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorRapid City-Spearfish, SDCombined statistical areaSouth DakotaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White82.5%80.7%61.0%
Black1.1%2.2%12.2%
Asian1.0%1.4%6.0%
Two or more races9.0%6.5%12.6%
Other race6.4%9.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%4.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$74,866$75,081$84,427
Poverty rate10.5%12.0%12.5%
Median age41.238.239.1
Age 18–248.7%9.2%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.8%18.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home4.3%7.1%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 29.9%German 33.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 13.2%Irish 9.9%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.2%English 7.7%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic8.6%14.8%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant23.9%20.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed55.1%44.9%51.5%
Mainline Protestant10.0%18.0%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.9%
Irish
13.2%
English
11.2%
American
4.2%
Italian
2.4%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.0%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.6%
75–84
2.7%
6.8%
65–74
6.6%
7.1%
55–64
7.0%
5.5%
45–54
5.3%
6.3%
35–44
5.9%
6.6%
25–34
6.1%
4.9%
18–24
3.8%
7.8%
5–17
7.4%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,866
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD$74,866
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
23.9%
Mainline Protestant
10.0%
Catholic
8.6%
Latter-day Saints
1.5%
Other Christian
0.7%
Other faiths
0.1%
Black Protestant
0.1%
Jewish
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted55.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Rapid City-Spearfish, SD sits in the Northern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 46.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.4 points.

A population of 180,183, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,866 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 32.4 points (R+32.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 92,662 votes cast, 30,113 went Democratic and 60,113 went Republican.
What is Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota?
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota has a population of 180,183 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota is $74,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rapid City-Spearfish, SD, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.