South Dakota 12th State House District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 57.5% | 511 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.3% | 358 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 2.2% | 20 |
County-level results (2 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40.3%Harris358 | 57.5%Trump511 | 2.2%Kennedy20 | 889 | ||
| R | 41.7%Biden353 | 55.5%Trump470 | 2.8%Jorgensen24 | 847 | ||
| R | 37.0%Clinton259 | 56.0%Trump392 | 7.0%Johnson49 | 700 | ||
| R | 42.8%Obama284 | 55.2%Romney366 | 2.0%Johnson13 | 663 | ||
| R | 47.5%Obama322 | 50.7%McCain344 | 1.8%Nader12 | 678 | ||
| R | 39.8%Kerry251 | 58.7%Bush370 | 1.4%Nader9 | 630 | ||
| R | 42.8%Gore203 | 55.9%Bush265 | 1.3%Buchanan6 | 474 | ||
| D | 47.1%Clinton218 | 44.9%Dole208 | 8.0%Browne37 | 463 | ||
| D | 41.6%Clinton195 | 39.7%Bush186 | 18.8%Perot88 | 469 | ||
| D | 51.5%Dukakis211 | 48.3%Bush198 | 0.2%Paul1 | 410 | ||
| R | 42.7%Mondale167 | 56.8%Reagan222 | 0.5%Serrette2 | 391 | ||
| R | 38.1%Carter145 | 52.0%Reagan198 | 10.0%Anderson38 | 381 | ||
| R | 48.5%Carter164 | 51.2%Ford173 | 0.3%Macbride1 | 338 | ||
| R | 49.1%McGovern163 | 50.6%Nixon168 | 0.3%Schmitz1 | 332 | ||
| R | 42.3%Humphrey120 | 54.2%Nixon154 | 3.5%Wallace10 | 284 | ||
| D | 54.9%Johnson156 | 45.1%Goldwater128 | 0.0% | 284 | ||
| R | 38.9%Kennedy112 | 61.1%Nixon176 | 0.0% | 288 | ||
| R | 37.0%Stevenson100 | 63.0%Eisenhower170 | 0.0% | 270 | ||
| R | 27.2%Stevenson69 | 72.8%Eisenhower185 | 0.0% | 254 | ||
| R | 43.8%Truman89 | 54.7%Dewey111 | 1.5%Thurmond3 | 203 | ||
| R | 40.4%Roosevelt78 | 59.6%Dewey115 | 0.0% | 193 | ||
| R | 40.3%Roosevelt94 | 59.7%Willkie139 | 0.0% | 233 | ||
| D | 47.9%Roosevelt104 | 47.0%Landon102 | 5.1%Lemke11 | 217 | ||
| D | 55.7%Roosevelt107 | 43.2%Hoover83 | 1.0%Thomas2 | 192 | ||
| R | 31.8%Smith54 | 67.6%Hoover115 | 0.6%Thomas1 | 170 | ||
| R | 9.0%Davis12 | 53.0%Coolidge71 | 38.1%La Follette51 | 134 | ||
| R | 17.5%Cox20 | 65.8%Harding75 | 16.7%Debs19 | 114 | ||
| R | 41.1%Wilson30 | 54.8%Hughes40 | 4.1%Benson3 | 73 | ||
| O | 37.3%Wilson22 | 0.0%Taft0 | 62.7%Roosevelt37 | 59 | ||
| R | 28.6%Bryan18 | 65.1%Taft41 | 6.3%Debs4 | 63 | ||
| R | 15.9%Parker10 | 76.2%Roosevelt48 | 7.9%Debs5 | 63 | ||
| R | 39.1%Bryan25 | 57.8%McKinley37 | 3.1%Woolley2 | 64 | ||
| O | 50.0%Bryan28 | 50.0%McKinley28 | 0.0% | 56 | ||
| R | 11.6%Cleveland5 | 53.5%Harrison23 | 34.9%Weaver15 | 43 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.9% |
| 1896 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | −18.8% |
| 1904 | −60.3% |
| 1908 | −36.5% |
| 1912 | +37.3% |
| 1916 | −13.7% |
| 1920 | −48.2% |
| 1924 | −44.0% |
| 1928 | −35.9% |
| 1932 | +12.5% |
| 1936 | +0.9% |
| 1940 | −19.3% |
| 1944 | −19.2% |
| 1948 | −10.8% |
| 1952 | −45.7% |
| 1956 | −25.9% |
| 1960 | −22.2% |
| 1964 | +9.9% |
| 1968 | −12.0% |
| 1972 | −1.5% |
| 1976 | −2.7% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −14.1% |
| 1988 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −13.1% |
| 2004 | −18.9% |
| 2008 | −3.2% |
| 2012 | −12.4% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −13.8% |
| 2024 | −17.2% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+17.2, against R+3.2 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. About 1,860 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 60.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.2 points.
A population of 25,378, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,510 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 13 and State House District 14.
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