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South Dakota 20th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+12.22012R+20.72016R+37.52020R+38.22024R+40.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+40.2
2024
median income$68,057U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age40.2U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.3%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english3.5%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German37.4%
Irish9.7%
Norwegian9.2%
Oglala Sioux0.7%
Rosebud Sioux0.3%
Mexican3.6%
Guatemalan0.3%
religion

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

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

South Dakota 20th State House District

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South Dakota 20th State House DistrictTrumpR+40.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Dakota 20th State House DistrictThe boundary of South Dakota 20th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+40.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Dakota 20th State House District · R+40.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.9%8,003
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.7%3,333
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.3%271
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 20th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Davison County, SDRepublicanR+37.8
Jerauld County, SDRepublicanR+43.2
Miner County, SDRepublicanR+47.0
Sanborn County, SDRepublicanR+55.3
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
28.7%Harris3,333
68.9%Trump8,003
2.3%Kennedy271
−40.2%
11,607
R
29.8%Biden3,235
68.0%Trump7,387
2.2%Jorgensen237
−38.2%
10,859
R
28.4%Clinton2,913
66.0%Trump6,757
5.6%Johnson572
−37.5%
10,242
R
38.6%Obama3,973
59.2%Romney6,102
2.2%Johnson231
−20.7%
10,306
R
42.8%Obama4,710
55.1%McCain6,054
2.1%Nader232
−12.2%
10,996
R
37.4%Kerry4,447
61.1%Bush7,266
1.5%Nader177
−23.7%
11,890
R
39.1%Gore3,970
58.8%Bush5,972
2.1%Buchanan214
−19.7%
10,156
D
45.3%Clinton4,806
43.7%Dole4,638
11.0%Browne1,166
+1.6%
10,610
D
40.3%Clinton4,648
37.5%Bush4,326
22.1%Perot2,547
+2.8%
11,521
R
48.1%Dukakis5,406
51.3%Bush5,766
0.6%Paul73
−3.2%
11,245
R
39.2%Mondale4,582
60.5%Reagan7,064
0.3%Serrette31
−21.3%
11,677
R
35.7%Carter4,487
56.9%Reagan7,160
7.4%Anderson935
−21.2%
12,582
D
54.1%Carter6,623
45.4%Ford5,548
0.5%Macbride61
+8.8%
12,232
D
53.0%McGovern6,865
46.7%Nixon6,047
0.3%Schmitz37
+6.3%
12,949
R
45.9%Humphrey5,523
50.6%Nixon6,092
3.5%Wallace418
−4.7%
12,033
D
61.5%Johnson7,578
38.5%Goldwater4,736
0.0%
+23.1%
12,314
R
48.8%Kennedy6,468
51.2%Nixon6,784
0.0%
−2.4%
13,252
R
48.4%Stevenson6,402
51.6%Eisenhower6,832
0.0%Andrews1
−3.2%
13,235
R
37.3%Stevenson5,003
62.7%Eisenhower8,425
0.0%
−25.5%
13,428
D
53.5%Truman6,245
45.4%Dewey5,295
1.1%Thurmond124
+8.1%
11,664
R
47.7%Roosevelt5,156
52.3%Dewey5,649
0.0%Thomas1
−4.6%
10,806
R
48.0%Roosevelt6,804
52.0%Willkie7,362
0.0%Thomas1
−3.9%
14,167
D
60.9%Roosevelt8,632
35.4%Landon5,019
3.8%Lemke532
+25.5%
14,183
D
69.9%Roosevelt9,844
28.6%Hoover4,027
1.5%Thomas207
+41.3%
14,078
R
41.3%Smith5,178
58.1%Hoover7,289
0.6%Thomas70
−16.8%
12,537
R
11.4%Davis1,191
50.1%Coolidge5,227
38.5%La Follette4,020
−38.7%
10,438
R
22.4%Cox2,102
53.8%Harding5,042
23.7%Debs2,223
−31.4%
9,367
R
47.9%Wilson3,027
47.9%Hughes3,029
4.2%Benson268
−0.0%
6,324
O
41.6%Wilson2,415
0.0%Taft0
58.4%Roosevelt3,395
Roosevelt +16.9
5,810
R
39.6%Bryan2,133
53.4%Taft2,876
6.9%Debs374
−13.8%
5,383
R
20.6%Parker1,000
69.9%Roosevelt3,393
9.5%Debs463
−49.3%
4,856
R
46.1%Bryan1,820
50.2%McKinley1,980
3.7%Woolley145
−4.1%
3,945
D
52.0%Bryan1,702
46.8%McKinley1,530
1.2%Palmer38
+5.3%
3,270
R
9.6%Cleveland315
47.4%Harrison1,552
43.0%Weaver1,409
−37.8%
3,276
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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: −40.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−40.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−37.8%
1896+5.3%
1900−4.1%
1904−49.3%
1908−13.8%
1912+41.6%
1916−0.0%
1920−31.4%
1924−38.7%
1928−16.8%
1932+41.3%
1936+25.5%
1940−3.9%
1944−4.6%
1948+8.1%
1952−25.5%
1956−3.2%
1960−2.4%
1964+23.1%
1968−4.7%
1972+6.3%
1976+8.8%
1980−21.2%
1984−21.3%
1988−3.2%
1992+2.8%
1996+1.6%
2000−19.7%
2004−23.7%
2008−12.2%
2012−20.7%
2016−37.5%
2020−38.2%
2024−40.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJeff BathkeState House · 20
RKaley NolzState House · 20

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+40.2 in 2024 and R+12.2 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. About 24,500 residents lived here, with White alone at 90.3% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 49.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.2 points.

A population of 24,078, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,057 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4 and State House District 5.

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 4
South Dakota
95.1twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Norwegian ancestry
State House District 5
South Dakota
95.0twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Norwegian ancestry
State House District 21A
Minnesota
94.5twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Norwegian 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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Places within South Dakota 20th State House District

counties it covers4
Davison CountyJerauld CountyMiner CountySanborn County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 20th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 20th State House District voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,607 votes cast, 3,333 went Democratic and 8,003 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 20th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 20th State House District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in South Dakota 20th State House District?
South Dakota 20th State House District has a population of 24,078 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 20th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 20th State House District is $68,057 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 20th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 20th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.