State House District 26A, South Dakota: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,7602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,1842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 16.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 26A, SDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,889 | 1,204 | 3,180 | ||
| D | 2,312 | 1,266 | 3,650 | ||
| D | 1,782 | 1,147 | 3,127 | ||
| D | 2,412 | 1,159 | 3,614 | ||
| D | 2,665 | 1,281 | 4,029 | ||
| D | 2,980 | 1,765 | 4,865 | ||
| R | 1,264 | 1,293 | 2,607 | ||
| D | 1,787 | 1,164 | 3,206 | ||
| D | 1,287 | 1,133 | 2,917 | ||
| D | 1,651 | 1,293 | 2,978 | ||
| R | 1,443 | 1,689 | 3,155 | ||
| R | 1,359 | 1,821 | 3,412 | ||
| D | 1,469 | 1,386 | 2,892 | ||
| R | 1,538 | 1,810 | 3,369 | ||
| R | 1,599 | 1,616 | 3,435 | ||
| D | 2,245 | 1,485 | 3,731 | ||
| R | 1,656 | 2,052 | 3,708 | ||
| R | 1,622 | 1,735 | 3,357 | ||
| R | 1,143 | 2,235 | 3,378 | ||
| D | 1,515 | 1,406 | 2,957 | ||
| R | 1,244 | 1,547 | 2,791 | ||
| R | 2,434 | 2,711 | 5,145 | ||
| D | 2,481 | 1,683 | 4,216 | ||
| D | 3,600 | 1,460 | 5,122 | ||
| R | 1,999 | 2,223 | 4,248 | ||
| R | 922 | 1,898 | 3,612 | ||
| R | 407 | 882 | 1,398 | ||
| R | 379 | 436 | 832 | ||
| D | 320 | 0 | 593 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.8%
American
2.9%
Irish
2.2%
English
1.9%
French
1.5%
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: 27.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$45,184
State House District 26A ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 26A$45,184
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
45.8%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1857.7%
Working age (18–64)40.4%
Seniors (65+)17.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.7%
speak English only
Other languages31.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Spanish0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
District 26A's D+27.1 presidential margin in 2024 stands out sharply in a state that leans heavily Republican statewide, pointing to a concentrated Democratic-leaning population — likely anchored by a Native American community or urban core.
The Democratic margin in State House District 26A peaked at fifty-four points in 1912. By 2004 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $45,184 sits well below state and national norms, and 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 26A, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 26A, South Dakota voted Democratic by 21.5 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,180 votes cast, 1,889 went Democratic and 1,204 went Republican.
What is State House District 26A, South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 26A, South Dakota as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 26A, South Dakota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 26A, South Dakota voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 26A, South Dakota?
State House District 26A, South Dakota has a population of 11,760 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 26A, South Dakota?
Median household income in State House District 26A, South Dakota is $45,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of State House District 26A, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 26A, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.