State House District 26A
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 59.4% | 1,889 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.9% | 1,204 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other | 2.7% | 87 |
County-level results (3 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+75.8 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+50.5 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 59.4%Harris1,889 | 37.9%Trump1,204 | 2.7%Kennedy87 | 3,180 | ||
| D | 63.3%Biden2,312 | 34.7%Trump1,266 | 2.0%Jorgensen72 | 3,650 | ||
| D | 57.0%Clinton1,782 | 36.7%Trump1,147 | 6.3%Johnson198 | 3,127 | ||
| D | 66.7%Obama2,412 | 32.1%Romney1,159 | 1.2%Johnson43 | 3,614 | ||
| D | 66.1%Obama2,665 | 31.8%McCain1,281 | 2.1%Nader83 | 4,029 | ||
| D | 61.3%Kerry2,980 | 36.3%Bush1,765 | 2.5%Nader120 | 4,865 | ||
| D | 49.6%Gore1,293 | 48.5%Bush1,264 | 1.9%Buchanan50 | 2,607 | ||
| D | 55.7%Clinton1,787 | 36.3%Dole1,164 | 8.0%Browne255 | 3,206 | ||
| D | 44.1%Clinton1,287 | 38.8%Bush1,133 | 17.0%Perot497 | 2,917 | ||
| D | 55.4%Dukakis1,651 | 43.4%Bush1,293 | 1.1%Paul34 | 2,978 | ||
| R | 45.7%Mondale1,443 | 53.5%Reagan1,689 | 0.7%Serrette23 | 3,155 | ||
| R | 39.8%Carter1,359 | 53.4%Reagan1,821 | 6.8%Anderson232 | 3,412 | ||
| D | 50.8%Carter1,469 | 47.9%Ford1,386 | 1.3%Macbride37 | 2,892 | ||
| R | 45.7%McGovern1,538 | 53.7%Nixon1,810 | 0.6%Schmitz21 | 3,369 | ||
| R | 46.6%Humphrey1,599 | 47.0%Nixon1,616 | 6.4%Wallace220 | 3,435 | ||
| D | 60.2%Johnson2,245 | 39.8%Goldwater1,485 | 0.0%Hass1 | 3,731 | ||
| R | 44.7%Kennedy1,656 | 55.3%Nixon2,052 | 0.0% | 3,708 | ||
| R | 48.3%Stevenson1,622 | 51.7%Eisenhower1,735 | 0.0% | 3,357 | ||
| R | 33.8%Stevenson1,143 | 66.2%Eisenhower2,235 | 0.0% | 3,378 | ||
| D | 51.2%Truman1,515 | 47.5%Dewey1,406 | 1.2%Thurmond36 | 2,957 | ||
| R | 44.6%Roosevelt1,244 | 55.4%Dewey1,547 | 0.0% | 2,791 | ||
| R | 47.3%Roosevelt2,434 | 52.7%Willkie2,711 | 0.0% | 5,145 | ||
| D | 58.8%Roosevelt2,481 | 39.9%Landon1,683 | 1.2%Lemke52 | 4,216 | ||
| D | 70.3%Roosevelt3,600 | 28.5%Hoover1,460 | 1.2%Thomas62 | 5,122 | ||
| R | 47.1%Smith1,999 | 52.3%Hoover2,223 | 0.6%Thomas26 | 4,248 | ||
| R | 25.5%Davis922 | 52.5%Coolidge1,898 | 21.9%La Follette792 | 3,612 | ||
| R | 29.1%Cox407 | 63.1%Harding882 | 7.8%Debs109 | 1,398 | ||
| D | 52.4%Wilson436 | 45.6%Hughes379 | 2.0%Benson17 | 832 | ||
| D | 54.0%Wilson320 | 0.0%Taft0 | 46.0%Roosevelt273 | 593 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +54.0% |
| 1916 | +6.9% |
| 1920 | −34.0% |
| 1924 | −27.0% |
| 1928 | −5.3% |
| 1932 | +41.8% |
| 1936 | +18.9% |
| 1940 | −5.4% |
| 1944 | −10.9% |
| 1948 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | −32.3% |
| 1956 | −3.4% |
| 1960 | −10.7% |
| 1964 | +20.4% |
| 1968 | −0.5% |
| 1972 | −8.1% |
| 1976 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | −13.5% |
| 1984 | −7.8% |
| 1988 | +12.0% |
| 1992 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | +34.4% |
| 2012 | +34.7% |
| 2016 | +20.3% |
| 2020 | +28.7% |
| 2024 | +21.5% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 34.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.5 points.
A population of 11,483, a 14% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,296 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 38 and State House District 5.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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