South Dakota 34th State House District (SD) — Elections 1892–2024

2024

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	61.9%	462
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	35.4%	264
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other	2.7%	20

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 34th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
Pennington County, SD	Republican	R+26.4

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	35.4%Harris264	61.9%Trump462	2.7%Kennedy20	−26.5%	746
2020	R	35.9%Biden272	60.9%Trump462	3.2%Jorgensen24	−25.1%	758
2016	R	29.5%Clinton186	62.4%Trump393	8.1%Johnson51	−32.9%	630
2012^†	R	34.0%Obama199	63.5%Romney372	2.6%Johnson15	−29.5%	586
2008	R	38.5%Obama235	59.7%McCain364	1.8%Nader11	−21.1%	610
2004	R	31.5%Kerry187	66.6%Bush395	1.9%Nader11	−35.1%	593
2000	R	30.5%Gore147	67.6%Bush326	1.9%Buchanan9	−37.1%	482
1996	R	36.1%Clinton169	54.3%Dole254	9.6%Browne45	−18.2%	468
1992	R	29.4%Clinton146	47.9%Bush238	22.7%Perot113	−18.5%	497
1988	R	37.9%Dukakis159	61.3%Bush257	0.7%Paul3	−23.4%	419
1984	R	26.9%Mondale108	72.1%Reagan289	1.0%Serrette4	−45.1%	401
1980	R	25.3%Carter94	67.2%Reagan250	7.5%Anderson28	−41.9%	372
1976	R	42.5%Carter133	56.2%Ford176	1.3%Macbride4	−13.7%	313
1972	R	38.4%McGovern113	61.2%Nixon180	0.3%Schmitz1	−22.8%	294
1968	R	40.2%Humphrey96	53.6%Nixon128	6.3%Wallace15	−13.4%	239
1964	D	52.4%Johnson130	47.6%Goldwater118	0.0%	+4.8%	248
1960	R	39.9%Kennedy99	60.5%Nixon150	0.0%	−20.6%	248
1956	R	32.6%Stevenson70	67.0%Eisenhower144	0.5%Andrews1	−34.4%	215
1952	R	28.9%Stevenson59	71.1%Eisenhower145	0.0%	−42.2%	204
1948	R	43.3%Truman65	56.0%Dewey84	0.7%Thurmond1	−12.7%	150
1944	R	39.7%Roosevelt46	59.5%Dewey69	0.9%Thomas1	−19.8%	116
1940	R	42.4%Roosevelt64	57.6%Willkie87	0.0%	−15.2%	151
1936	D	52.9%Roosevelt73	42.8%Landon59	4.3%Lemke6	+10.1%	138
1932	D	58.1%Roosevelt68	41.0%Hoover48	0.9%Thomas1	+17.1%	117
1928	R	33.0%Smith30	67.0%Hoover61	0.0%	−34.1%	91
1924	R	16.7%Davis11	63.6%Coolidge42	19.7%La Follette13	−47.0%	66
1920	R	30.2%Cox16	64.2%Harding34	5.7%Debs3	−34.0%	53
1916	D	52.9%Wilson18	44.1%Hughes15	2.9%Benson1	+8.8%	34
1912	O	48.4%Wilson15	0.0%Taft0	51.6%Roosevelt16	Roosevelt +3.2	31
1908	R	38.5%Bryan15	56.4%Taft22	5.1%Debs2	−17.9%	39
1904	R	22.7%Parker5	68.2%Roosevelt15	9.1%Debs2	−45.5%	22
1900	R	45.5%Bryan10	54.5%McKinley12	0.0%	−9.1%	22
1896	D	58.3%Bryan14	41.7%McKinley10	0.0%	+16.7%	24
1892	R	8.0%Cleveland2	52.0%Harrison13	40.0%Weaver10	−44.0%	25
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	−44.0%
1896	+16.7%
1900	−9.1%
1904	−45.5%
1908	−17.9%
1912	+48.4%
1916	+8.8%
1920	−34.0%
1924	−47.0%
1928	−34.1%
1932	+17.1%
1936	+10.1%
1940	−15.2%
1944	−19.8%
1948	−12.7%
1952	−42.2%
1956	−34.4%
1960	−20.6%
1964	+4.8%
1968	−13.4%
1972	−22.8%
1976	−13.7%
1980	−41.9%
1984	−45.1%
1988	−23.4%
1992	−18.5%
1996	−18.2%
2000	−37.1%
2004	−35.1%
2008	−21.1%
2012	−29.5%
2016	−32.9%
2020	−25.1%
2024	−26.5%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

RHeather BaxterState House · 34

RMike DerbyState House · 34

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+26.5, against R+21.1 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. About 1,500 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.5 points.

A population of 24,132, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,105 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 33 and State House District 35.

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 33

South Dakota

99.9twin score

2008–2020 trajectory

State House District 35

South Dakota

99.2twin score

2008–2020 trajectory

State House District 32

South Dakota

95.2twin score

2008–2020 trajectory

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 34th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, South Dakota 34th State House District voted Republican by 26.5 points (R+26.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 746 votes cast, 264 went Democratic and 462 went Republican.

When did South Dakota 34th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 34th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in South Dakota 34th State House District?

South Dakota 34th State House District has a population of 24,132 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in South Dakota 34th State House District?

Median household income in South Dakota 34th State House District is $81,105 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of South Dakota 34th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 34th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.