South Dakota 1st State House District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.3% | 15,346 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.8% | 8,835 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 1.9% | 464 |
County-level results (5 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Day County, SD | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Marshall County, SD | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Roberts County, SD | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35.8%Harris8,835 | 62.3%Trump15,346 | 1.9%Kennedy464 | 24,645 | ||
| R | 37.9%Biden9,621 | 59.9%Trump15,187 | 2.2%Jorgensen546 | 25,354 | ||
| R | 35.2%Clinton8,171 | 58.5%Trump13,582 | 6.2%Johnson1,449 | 23,202 | ||
| R | 48.0%Obama11,331 | 49.4%Romney11,665 | 2.6%Johnson624 | 23,620 | ||
| D | 53.8%Obama13,826 | 44.4%McCain11,403 | 1.7%Nader448 | 25,677 | ||
| R | 45.3%Kerry12,532 | 53.3%Bush14,752 | 1.4%Nader380 | 27,664 | ||
| R | 43.7%Gore10,644 | 54.1%Bush13,167 | 2.2%Buchanan544 | 24,355 | ||
| D | 49.4%Clinton12,337 | 39.9%Dole9,958 | 10.7%Browne2,668 | 24,963 | ||
| D | 42.1%Clinton11,192 | 35.7%Bush9,488 | 22.1%Perot5,880 | 26,560 | ||
| D | 51.8%Dukakis13,611 | 47.7%Bush12,524 | 0.6%Paul146 | 26,281 | ||
| R | 41.2%Mondale11,244 | 58.5%Reagan15,966 | 0.4%Serrette104 | 27,314 | ||
| R | 35.1%Carter10,087 | 57.8%Reagan16,623 | 7.1%Anderson2,044 | 28,754 | ||
| D | 56.1%Carter15,141 | 43.2%Ford11,653 | 0.7%Macbride185 | 26,979 | ||
| D | 52.7%McGovern14,604 | 46.9%Nixon12,995 | 0.4%Schmitz113 | 27,712 | ||
| D | 50.5%Humphrey13,086 | 45.2%Nixon11,705 | 4.4%Wallace1,128 | 25,919 | ||
| D | 63.0%Johnson16,864 | 37.0%Goldwater9,925 | 0.0% | 26,789 | ||
| D | 50.4%Kennedy14,531 | 49.6%Nixon14,302 | 0.0% | 28,833 | ||
| R | 48.4%Stevenson14,202 | 51.6%Eisenhower15,152 | 0.0% | 29,354 | ||
| R | 38.8%Stevenson11,380 | 61.2%Eisenhower17,913 | 0.0% | 29,293 | ||
| D | 55.5%Truman14,319 | 42.7%Dewey11,014 | 1.9%Thurmond482 | 25,815 | ||
| D | 51.5%Roosevelt12,350 | 48.5%Dewey11,653 | 0.0% | 24,003 | ||
| D | 52.6%Roosevelt15,973 | 47.4%Willkie14,389 | 0.0% | 30,361 | ||
| D | 63.8%Roosevelt17,392 | 33.3%Landon9,076 | 2.9%Lemke799 | 27,267 | ||
| D | 64.5%Roosevelt17,901 | 30.5%Hoover8,457 | 5.0%Thomas1,393 | 27,751 | ||
| R | 42.6%Smith10,903 | 56.1%Hoover14,363 | 1.3%Thomas336 | 25,602 | ||
| R | 7.2%Davis1,016 | 52.8%Coolidge7,486 | 40.1%La Follette5,684 | 14,186 | ||
| R | 11.5%Cox2,364 | 55.9%Harding11,505 | 32.6%Debs6,698 | 20,567 | ||
| R | 42.7%Wilson5,306 | 49.3%Hughes6,119 | 8.0%Benson987 | 12,412 | ||
| O | 42.5%Wilson4,357 | 0.0%Taft0 | 57.5%Roosevelt5,897 | 10,254 | ||
| R | 33.2%Bryan3,584 | 58.2%Taft6,275 | 8.5%Debs920 | 10,779 | ||
| R | 19.6%Parker2,089 | 70.4%Roosevelt7,526 | 10.0%Debs1,070 | 10,685 | ||
| R | 40.6%Bryan4,324 | 56.3%McKinley5,997 | 3.1%Woolley327 | 10,648 | ||
| D | 50.2%Bryan4,455 | 48.8%McKinley4,336 | 1.0%Palmer89 | 8,880 | ||
| R | 11.8%Cleveland797 | 45.1%Harrison3,043 | 43.1%Weaver2,911 | 6,751 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −33.3% |
| 1896 | +1.3% |
| 1900 | −15.7% |
| 1904 | −50.9% |
| 1908 | −25.0% |
| 1912 | +42.5% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −44.4% |
| 1924 | −45.6% |
| 1928 | −13.5% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +30.5% |
| 1940 | +5.2% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +12.8% |
| 1952 | −22.3% |
| 1956 | −3.2% |
| 1960 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | +5.3% |
| 1972 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | −22.7% |
| 1984 | −17.3% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +9.5% |
| 2000 | −10.4% |
| 2004 | −8.0% |
| 2008 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | −1.4% |
| 2016 | −23.3% |
| 2020 | −22.0% |
| 2024 | −26.4% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Covering the sparsely populated northwestern corner of the state, this district's economy centers on cattle ranching and agriculture, producing consistent double-digit Republican margins in statewide and federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 50.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.4 points.
A population of 26,600, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,861 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 3 and State House District 15A.
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