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South Dakota 16th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+15.62012R+26.32016R+33.32020R+28.22024R+31.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+31.0
2024
median income$79,825U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age41.5U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate7.2%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)41.6%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english5.2%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German37.2%
Norwegian13.7%
Irish10.3%
Mexican1.6%
Guatemalan0.3%
religion

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

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

South Dakota 16th State House District

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South Dakota 16th State House DistrictTrumpR+31.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Dakota 16th State House DistrictThe boundary of South Dakota 16th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+31.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Dakota 16th State House District · R+31.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.4%24,813
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.4%12,869
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.2%840
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 16th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Lincoln County, SDRepublicanR+26.5
Sioux County, IARepublicanR+70.7
Turner County, SDRepublicanR+51.3
Union County, SDRepublicanR+40.7
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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.4%Harris12,869
64.4%Trump24,813
2.2%Kennedy840
−31.0%
38,522
R
34.7%Biden12,261
62.9%Trump22,204
2.4%Jorgensen855
−28.2%
35,320
R
30.3%Clinton8,673
63.5%Trump18,201
6.2%Johnson1,776
−33.3%
28,650
R
36.0%Obama9,323
62.3%Romney16,131
1.7%Johnson430
−26.3%
25,884
R
41.3%Obama10,369
56.9%McCain14,291
1.8%Nader460
−15.6%
25,120
R
35.4%Kerry7,833
63.3%Bush14,022
1.3%Nader286
−28.0%
22,141
R
37.2%Gore5,746
60.9%Bush9,399
1.9%Buchanan290
−23.7%
15,435
R
43.0%Clinton5,819
47.4%Dole6,416
9.6%Browne1,303
−4.4%
13,538
R
38.1%Clinton5,007
41.2%Bush5,408
20.7%Perot2,720
−3.1%
13,135
R
48.2%Dukakis5,687
51.3%Bush6,061
0.5%Paul62
−3.2%
11,810
R
39.3%Mondale4,744
60.3%Reagan7,292
0.4%Serrette50
−21.1%
12,086
R
32.2%Carter4,106
59.8%Reagan7,619
8.0%Anderson1,014
−27.6%
12,739
R
47.2%Carter5,559
52.4%Ford6,176
0.4%Macbride47
−5.2%
11,782
R
45.1%McGovern5,367
54.6%Nixon6,495
0.2%Schmitz27
−9.5%
11,889
R
35.6%Humphrey3,967
60.0%Nixon6,700
4.4%Wallace491
−24.5%
11,158
D
51.0%Johnson5,875
49.0%Goldwater5,645
0.0%
+2.0%
11,520
R
35.4%Kennedy4,352
64.7%Nixon7,960
0.0%
−29.3%
12,311
R
36.8%Stevenson4,595
63.2%Eisenhower7,887
0.0%
−26.4%
12,482
R
23.0%Stevenson2,831
77.0%Eisenhower9,475
0.0%Hallinan1
−54.0%
12,307
R
39.9%Truman4,138
59.2%Dewey6,139
0.9%Thurmond94
−19.3%
10,371
R
34.0%Roosevelt3,689
66.0%Dewey7,163
0.0%
−32.0%
10,852
R
34.4%Roosevelt4,767
65.6%Willkie9,085
0.0%
−31.2%
13,852
D
48.1%Roosevelt6,691
44.3%Landon6,163
7.5%Lemke1,043
+3.8%
13,897
D
62.2%Roosevelt7,508
36.5%Hoover4,402
1.3%Thomas161
+25.7%
12,071
R
33.4%Smith3,574
66.2%Hoover7,086
0.4%Thomas44
−32.8%
10,704
R
11.5%Davis1,007
44.9%Coolidge3,933
43.6%La Follette3,822
−33.4%
8,762
R
16.9%Cox1,388
69.5%Harding5,703
13.6%Debs1,117
−52.6%
8,208
R
42.3%Wilson2,522
54.9%Hughes3,277
2.8%Benson165
−12.7%
5,964
O
33.7%Wilson1,938
0.0%Taft0
66.3%Roosevelt3,810
Roosevelt +32.6
5,748
R
31.1%Bryan1,858
64.8%Taft3,876
4.1%Debs244
−33.8%
5,978
R
18.0%Parker1,198
76.9%Roosevelt5,109
5.1%Debs341
−58.8%
6,648
R
37.6%Bryan2,566
60.9%McKinley4,160
1.5%Woolley102
−23.3%
6,828
R
45.5%Bryan2,850
53.9%McKinley3,374
0.6%Palmer39
−8.4%
6,263
R
14.9%Cleveland673
52.5%Harrison2,367
32.6%Weaver1,469
−37.6%
4,509
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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: −31.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−31.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−37.6%
1896−8.4%
1900−23.3%
1904−58.8%
1908−33.8%
1912+33.7%
1916−12.7%
1920−52.6%
1924−33.4%
1928−32.8%
1932+25.7%
1936+3.8%
1940−31.2%
1944−32.0%
1948−19.3%
1952−54.0%
1956−26.4%
1960−29.3%
1964+2.0%
1968−24.5%
1972−9.5%
1976−5.2%
1980−27.6%
1984−21.1%
1988−3.2%
1992−3.1%
1996−4.4%
2000−23.7%
2004−28.0%
2008−15.6%
2012−26.3%
2016−33.3%
2020−28.2%
2024−31.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJohn ShubeckState House · 16
RKarla LemsState House · 16

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.8, this district of roughly 24,000 residents represents the deeply conservative rural character that defines much of western South Dakota's legislative delegation.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 58.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.0 points.

A population of 24,252, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,825 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 6 and State House District 13.

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 6
South Dakota
98.1twin score
2012–2016 trajectoryNorwegian ancestry% unaffiliated
State House District 13
South Dakota
91.2twin score
Norwegian ancestryelasticityGerman ancestry≠ % unaffiliated
State House District 27A
Minnesota
90.2twin score
2012–2020 trajectory% unaffiliated≠ college share

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 16th State House District

counties it covers3
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Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 16th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 16th State House District voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,522 votes cast, 12,869 went Democratic and 24,813 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 16th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 16th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in South Dakota 16th State House District?
South Dakota 16th State House District has a population of 24,252 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 16th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 16th State House District is $79,825 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 16th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 16th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.