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1876–2024
State House District 25·South Dakota

South Dakota 25th State House District delivered R+14 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SD
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
150,112
2024 ACS

South Dakota 25th State House District, South Dakota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
150,1122024 5-year
Median household income
$76,9462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.5%2024 5-year
Black
6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+58 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−13.6%
29,27638,71869,632
R
−10.2%
29,79836,76868,476
R
−15.1%
22,68831,46058,274
R
−7.2%
25,94230,05557,173
D
+0.9%
29,82629,25660,200
R
−14.7%
24,45333,02958,333
D
+9.9%
24,99320,43546,120
D
+4.5%
22,50320,41746,601
D
+4.0%
20,57218,62948,197
D
+5.2%
22,31220,08242,545
R
−12.0%
17,87522,77640,817
R
−12.2%
15,50920,36939,872
R
−1.1%
17,54317,93735,634
D
+0.6%
17,72117,51735,358
R
−8.9%
13,25215,92830,164
D
+12.4%
17,09713,31430,410
R
−19.0%
12,63018,54731,176
R
−23.4%
11,09617,88728,983
R
−43.0%
7,72719,38327,110
R
−7.6%
9,95111,62121,838
R
−15.9%
8,64211,92120,563
R
−16.2%
10,48614,52925,016
D
+3.9%
11,67910,77123,299
D
+14.4%
11,4878,56220,358
R
−30.9%
6,22711,82218,103
R
−43.7%
1,3117,41813,983
R
−45.1%
2,1627,52711,903
D
+8.4%
4,0253,3687,781
O
+40.4%
2,45806,086
R
−33.4%
2,0004,1916,559
R
−57.7%
1,0344,6206,211
R
−15.8%
2,6003,6016,317
D
+7.4%
2,8972,4975,437
R
−42.6%
4382,2964,363
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.5%
Irish
10.0%
English
7.1%
American
4.5%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.1%
1.5%
75–84
1.9%
4.6%
65–74
4.7%
6.0%
55–64
5.9%
5.8%
45–54
5.4%
7.6%
35–44
6.6%
7.5%
25–34
7.1%
4.3%
18–24
4.0%
9.5%
5–17
8.9%
3.6%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,946
State House District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 25$76,946
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.8%
speak English only
Spanish4.4%
Other languages2.9%
Other Indo-European2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
22.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
17.7%
Other Christian
15.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.9%
Methodist
2.8%
Baptist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

South Dakota 25th State House District in the Northern Plains delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by fourteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 150,112, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,946 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 25, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 25, South Dakota voted Republican by 13.6 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,632 votes cast, 29,276 went Democratic and 38,718 went Republican.
What is State House District 25, South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 25, South Dakota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 25, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 25, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State House District 25, South Dakota?
State House District 25, South Dakota has a population of 150,112 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 25, South Dakota?
Median household income in State House District 25, South Dakota is $76,946 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of State House District 25, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 25, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.