South Dakota 3rd State House District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.5% | 227 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 35.5% | 129 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 1.9% | 7 |
County-level results (1 county) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Brown County, SD | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35.5%Harris129 | 62.5%Trump227 | 1.9%Kennedy7 | 363 | ||
| R | 37.3%Biden139 | 60.3%Trump225 | 2.4%Jorgensen9 | 373 | ||
| R | 33.8%Clinton116 | 59.8%Trump205 | 6.4%Johnson22 | 343 | ||
| R | 45.0%Obama154 | 51.8%Romney177 | 3.2%Johnson11 | 342 | ||
| D | 51.8%Obama192 | 46.4%McCain172 | 1.9%Nader7 | 371 | ||
| R | 42.7%Kerry169 | 55.8%Bush221 | 1.5%Nader6 | 396 | ||
| R | 43.5%Gore153 | 54.8%Bush193 | 1.7%Buchanan6 | 352 | ||
| D | 48.0%Clinton168 | 41.4%Dole145 | 10.6%Browne37 | 350 | ||
| D | 41.7%Clinton160 | 37.0%Bush142 | 21.4%Perot82 | 384 | ||
| D | 50.3%Dukakis185 | 49.5%Bush182 | 0.3%Paul1 | 368 | ||
| R | 39.2%Mondale146 | 60.2%Reagan224 | 0.5%Serrette2 | 372 | ||
| R | 33.7%Carter129 | 58.7%Reagan225 | 7.6%Anderson29 | 383 | ||
| D | 53.4%Carter189 | 45.8%Ford162 | 0.8%Macbride3 | 354 | ||
| D | 50.0%McGovern175 | 49.4%Nixon173 | 0.6%Schmitz2 | 350 | ||
| D | 50.0%Humphrey155 | 45.8%Nixon142 | 4.2%Wallace13 | 310 | ||
| D | 62.4%Johnson194 | 37.9%Goldwater118 | 0.0% | 311 | ||
| R | 49.6%Kennedy168 | 50.4%Nixon171 | 0.0% | 339 | ||
| R | 46.8%Stevenson153 | 53.2%Eisenhower174 | 0.0% | 327 | ||
| R | 39.1%Stevenson131 | 60.9%Eisenhower204 | 0.0% | 335 | ||
| D | 55.1%Truman152 | 43.5%Dewey120 | 1.4%Thurmond4 | 276 | ||
| D | 52.9%Roosevelt135 | 46.7%Dewey119 | 0.4%Thomas1 | 255 | ||
| D | 54.8%Roosevelt171 | 44.9%Willkie140 | 0.3%Thomas1 | 312 | ||
| D | 65.4%Roosevelt195 | 32.2%Landon96 | 2.3%Lemke7 | 298 | ||
| D | 64.0%Roosevelt185 | 34.3%Hoover99 | 1.7%Thomas5 | 289 | ||
| R | 40.4%Smith108 | 58.1%Hoover155 | 1.5%Thomas4 | 267 | ||
| R | 8.3%Davis8 | 60.4%Coolidge58 | 31.3%La Follette30 | 96 | ||
| R | 13.8%Cox29 | 56.7%Harding119 | 29.5%Debs62 | 210 | ||
| O | 45.6%Wilson57 | 45.6%Hughes57 | 8.8%Benson11 | 125 | ||
| D | 51.0%Wilson53 | 0.0%Taft0 | 49.0%Roosevelt51 | 104 | ||
| R | 37.6%Bryan38 | 55.4%Taft56 | 6.9%Debs7 | 101 | ||
| R | 23.9%Parker21 | 65.9%Roosevelt58 | 10.2%Debs9 | 88 | ||
| R | 43.0%Bryan37 | 54.7%McKinley47 | 2.3%Woolley2 | 86 | ||
| D | 53.3%Bryan40 | 45.3%McKinley34 | 1.3%Palmer1 | 75 | ||
| R | 8.8%Cleveland6 | 45.6%Harrison31 | 45.6%Weaver31 | 68 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.8% |
| 1896 | +8.0% |
| 1900 | −11.6% |
| 1904 | −42.0% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +51.0% |
| 1916 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | −42.9% |
| 1924 | −52.1% |
| 1928 | −17.6% |
| 1932 | +29.8% |
| 1936 | +33.2% |
| 1940 | +9.9% |
| 1944 | +6.3% |
| 1948 | +11.6% |
| 1952 | −21.8% |
| 1956 | −6.4% |
| 1960 | −0.9% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | −25.1% |
| 1984 | −21.0% |
| 1988 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | −11.4% |
| 2004 | −13.1% |
| 2008 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | −6.7% |
| 2016 | −25.9% |
| 2020 | −23.1% |
| 2024 | −27.0% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 54 points, this district in South Dakota ranks among the most one-sided in the state, leaving little competitive ground for legislative challengers regardless of cycle or candidate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 52.1 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.0 points.
A population of 26,595, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,838 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 1 and State House District 25.
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