South Dakota 15th State House District (SD) — Elections 1892–2024

2024

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	55.2%	1,032
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	42.5%	795
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other	2.4%	44

D+60

R+60

District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table

2024 presidential result by county for South Dakota 15th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
Minnehaha County, SD	Republican	R+12.7

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.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	42.5%Harris795	55.2%Trump1,032	2.4%Kennedy44	−12.7%	1,871
2020	R	43.9%Biden806	53.3%Trump980	2.8%Jorgensen52	−9.5%	1,838
2016	R	39.1%Clinton609	53.7%Trump837	7.2%Johnson112	−14.6%	1,558
2012^†	R	45.3%Obama690	52.7%Romney803	2.0%Johnson31	−7.4%	1,524
2008	D	49.5%Obama793	48.7%McCain781	1.8%Nader29	+0.7%	1,603
2004	R	41.6%Kerry643	57.0%Bush880	1.4%Nader22	−15.3%	1,545
2000	R	44.0%Gore538	54.4%Bush665	1.6%Buchanan19	−10.4%	1,222
1996	D	48.1%Clinton593	44.2%Dole546	7.7%Browne95	+3.8%	1,234
1992	D	42.4%Clinton538	39.3%Bush499	18.3%Perot233	+3.1%	1,270
1988	D	51.9%Dukakis580	47.7%Bush533	0.4%Paul4	+4.2%	1,117
1984	R	43.4%Mondale459	56.2%Reagan595	0.4%Serrette4	−12.9%	1,058
1980	R	38.8%Carter398	51.0%Reagan523	10.1%Anderson104	−12.2%	1,025
1976	R	48.4%Carter439	51.2%Ford464	0.4%Macbride4	−2.8%	907
1972	R	49.8%McGovern446	49.9%Nixon447	0.3%Schmitz3	−0.1%	896
1968	R	43.6%Humphrey328	53.3%Nixon401	3.1%Wallace23	−9.7%	752
1964	D	55.6%Johnson417	44.5%Goldwater334	0.0%	+11.1%	750
1960	R	39.5%Kennedy302	60.6%Nixon463	0.0%	−21.1%	764
1956	R	37.1%Stevenson261	63.1%Eisenhower444	0.0%	−26.0%	704
1952	R	28.5%Stevenson187	71.5%Eisenhower469	0.0%	−43.0%	656
1948	R	45.0%Truman234	53.8%Dewey280	1.2%Thurmond6	−8.8%	520
1944	R	42.3%Roosevelt203	57.7%Dewey277	0.0%	−15.4%	480
1940	R	42.4%Roosevelt244	57.6%Willkie332	0.0%	−15.3%	576
1936	D	49.6%Roosevelt262	46.8%Landon247	3.6%Lemke19	+2.8%	528
1932	D	54.4%Roosevelt252	44.3%Hoover205	1.3%Thomas6	+10.2%	463
1928	R	32.9%Smith135	66.8%Hoover274	0.2%Thomas1	−33.9%	410
1924	R	9.6%Davis30	56.1%Coolidge176	34.4%La Follette108	−46.5%	314
1920	R	19.2%Cox50	63.2%Harding165	17.6%Debs46	−44.1%	261
1916	R	42.9%Wilson70	52.8%Hughes86	4.3%Benson7	−9.8%	163
1912	O	42.1%Wilson51	0.0%Taft0	57.9%Roosevelt70	Roosevelt +15.7	121
1908	R	30.5%Bryan39	64.1%Taft82	5.5%Debs7	−33.6%	128
1904	R	17.5%Parker21	74.2%Roosevelt89	8.3%Debs10	−56.7%	120
1900	R	41.2%Bryan49	57.1%McKinley68	1.7%Woolley2	−16.0%	119
1896	D	52.0%Bryan53	47.1%McKinley48	1.0%Palmer1	+4.9%	102
1892	R	11.9%Cleveland10	52.4%Harrison44	35.7%Weaver30	−40.5%	84
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−40.5%
1896	+4.9%
1900	−16.0%
1904	−56.7%
1908	−33.6%
1912	+42.1%
1916	−9.8%
1920	−44.1%
1924	−46.5%
1928	−33.9%
1932	+10.2%
1936	+2.8%
1940	−15.3%
1944	−15.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−43.0%
1956	−26.0%
1960	−21.1%
1964	+11.1%
1968	−9.7%
1972	−0.1%
1976	−2.8%
1980	−12.2%
1984	−12.9%
1988	+4.2%
1992	+3.1%
1996	+3.8%
2000	−10.4%
2004	−15.3%
2008	+0.7%
2012	−7.4%
2016	−14.6%
2020	−9.5%
2024	−12.7%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

DErik MuckeyState House · 15

DKadyn WittmanState House · 15

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+42.4, this district of roughly 26,000 residents sits firmly outside competitive territory, reflecting the dominant rural conservative alignment that characterizes much of western South Dakota.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.

A population of 26,133, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,023 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 10 and State House District 9.

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 10

South Dakota

99.7twin score

elasticity% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry

State House District 9

South Dakota

96.3twin score

elasticity% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry

State House District 11

South Dakota

95.2twin score

elasticity% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry

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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Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 15th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, South Dakota 15th State House District voted Republican by 12.7 points (R+12.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,871 votes cast, 795 went Democratic and 1,032 went Republican.

When did South Dakota 15th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 15th State House District voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in South Dakota 15th State House District?

South Dakota 15th State House District has a population of 26,133 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in South Dakota 15th State House District?

Median household income in South Dakota 15th State House District is $55,023 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of South Dakota 15th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 15th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.