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South Dakota 8th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+2.62012R+7.42016R+22.02020R+21.22024R+25.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+25.5
2024
median income$78,192U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age42.0U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate8.7%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.6%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english7.6%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German39.8%
Norwegian16.2%
Irish11.3%
Mexican2.0%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Guatemalan0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Kingsbury County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

South Dakota 8th State House District

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South Dakota 8th State House DistrictTrumpR+25.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Dakota 8th State House DistrictThe boundary of South Dakota 8th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+25.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Dakota 8th State House District · R+25.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican61.6%13,906
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.1%8,146
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.3%521
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Dakota 8th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brookings County, SDRepublicanR+17.4
Kingsbury County, SDRepublicanR+43.9
Lake County, SDRepublicanR+31.2
Miner County, SDRepublicanR+47.0
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). † 2012 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.1%Harris8,146
61.6%Trump13,906
2.3%Kennedy521
−25.5%
22,573
R
38.0%Biden8,431
59.3%Trump13,142
2.7%Jorgensen600
−21.2%
22,173
R
35.3%Clinton7,464
57.3%Trump12,126
7.4%Johnson1,576
−22.0%
21,166
R
45.0%Obama9,244
52.4%Romney10,765
2.6%Johnson532
−7.4%
20,541
D
50.2%Obama11,034
47.6%McCain10,458
2.3%Nader497
+2.6%
21,989
R
40.9%Kerry8,899
57.1%Bush12,446
2.0%Nader435
−16.3%
21,780
R
42.0%Gore7,736
55.9%Bush10,296
2.0%Buchanan375
−13.9%
18,407
D
46.7%Clinton8,897
42.7%Dole8,147
10.6%Browne2,022
+3.9%
19,066
D
40.4%Clinton8,238
36.8%Bush7,506
22.8%Perot4,653
+3.6%
20,397
R
49.1%Dukakis9,112
50.4%Bush9,341
0.5%Paul91
−1.2%
18,544
R
40.2%Mondale7,931
59.4%Reagan11,738
0.4%Serrette82
−19.3%
19,751
R
35.5%Carter7,417
54.4%Reagan11,372
10.2%Anderson2,127
−18.9%
20,916
D
50.2%Carter9,789
49.3%Ford9,619
0.5%Macbride91
+0.9%
19,499
R
47.6%McGovern9,668
52.1%Nixon10,579
0.3%Schmitz59
−4.5%
20,306
R
41.6%Humphrey7,572
55.2%Nixon10,066
3.2%Wallace585
−13.7%
18,223
D
54.0%Johnson9,979
46.0%Goldwater8,502
0.0%
+8.0%
18,481
R
37.7%Kennedy7,540
62.3%Nixon12,462
0.0%
−24.6%
20,002
R
37.1%Stevenson7,139
62.9%Eisenhower12,095
0.0%
−25.8%
19,234
R
25.4%Stevenson4,939
74.6%Eisenhower14,494
0.0%
−49.2%
19,433
R
42.0%Truman7,058
57.0%Dewey9,570
1.0%Thurmond169
−15.0%
16,797
R
34.2%Roosevelt5,376
65.8%Dewey10,326
0.0%
−31.5%
15,701
R
33.1%Roosevelt6,809
66.9%Willkie13,767
0.0%
−33.8%
20,575
R
44.2%Roosevelt8,954
51.7%Landon10,483
4.2%Lemke843
−7.5%
20,280
D
56.0%Roosevelt10,597
42.0%Hoover7,943
2.0%Thomas377
+14.0%
18,917
R
32.3%Smith5,839
67.2%Hoover12,127
0.5%Thomas89
−34.8%
18,055
R
9.6%Davis1,753
49.4%Coolidge9,008
41.0%La Follette7,473
−39.8%
18,234
R
15.6%Cox1,895
67.8%Harding8,225
16.6%Debs2,013
−52.2%
12,133
R
42.8%Wilson4,034
52.7%Hughes4,969
4.5%Benson420
−9.9%
9,423
O
34.8%Wilson2,628
0.0%Taft0
65.2%Roosevelt4,913
Roosevelt +30.3
7,541
R
30.2%Bryan2,527
61.7%Taft5,154
8.1%Debs678
−31.4%
8,359
R
15.5%Parker1,294
75.2%Roosevelt6,268
9.2%Debs770
−59.7%
8,332
R
40.4%Bryan3,272
55.8%McKinley4,515
3.7%Woolley303
−15.4%
8,090
D
51.9%Bryan3,736
47.0%McKinley3,378
1.1%Palmer79
+5.0%
7,193
R
11.7%Cleveland770
45.8%Harrison3,023
42.5%Weaver2,805
−34.1%
6,598
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −25.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−25.5%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−34.1%
1896+5.0%
1900−15.4%
1904−59.7%
1908−31.4%
1912+34.8%
1916−9.9%
1920−52.2%
1924−39.8%
1928−34.8%
1932+14.0%
1936−7.5%
1940−33.8%
1944−31.5%
1948−15.0%
1952−49.2%
1956−25.8%
1960−24.6%
1964+8.0%
1968−13.7%
1972−4.5%
1976+0.9%
1980−18.9%
1984−19.3%
1988−1.2%
1992+3.6%
1996+3.9%
2000−13.9%
2004−16.3%
2008+2.6%
2012−7.4%
2016−22.0%
2020−21.2%
2024−25.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTim ReischState House · 8
RTim WalburgState House · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 36 points, this district consistently delivers outsized Republican margins, reflecting the rural, small-town character common to much of western South Dakota.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.

A population of 26,279, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,192 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4B and State House District 12.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 4B
Minnesota
94.6twin score
elasticityNorwegian ancestry12-yr trend
State House District 12
South Dakota
94.1twin score
elasticityNorwegian ancestry2016 margin
State House District 7
South Dakota
93.3twin score
elasticityNorwegian ancestry12-yr trend≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within South Dakota 8th State House District

counties it covers4
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Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 8th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 8th State House District voted Republican by 25.5 points (R+25.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,573 votes cast, 8,146 went Democratic and 13,906 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 8th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 8th State House District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in South Dakota 8th State House District?
South Dakota 8th State House District has a population of 26,279 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 8th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 8th State House District is $78,192 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 8th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 8th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.