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South Dakota 5th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+6.42012R+18.32016R+39.32020R+38.92024R+40.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+40.8
2024
median income$72,322U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age39.3U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate9.1%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)21.4%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english3.0%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German40.4%
Norwegian16.0%
Irish9.2%
Mexican2.0%
Cuban0.2%
religion

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

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

South Dakota 5th State Senate District

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South Dakota 5th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+40.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Dakota 5th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of South Dakota 5th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+40.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Dakota 5th State Senate District · R+40.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.2%1,868
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.4%767
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.4%64
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 5th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Codington County, SDRepublicanR+40.8
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
28.4%Harris767
69.2%Trump1,868
2.4%Kennedy64
−40.8%
2,699
R
29.2%Biden767
68.1%Trump1,790
2.7%Jorgensen72
−38.9%
2,629
R
27.2%Clinton634
66.5%Trump1,551
6.3%Johnson146
−39.3%
2,331
R
39.8%Obama917
58.1%Romney1,338
2.0%Johnson47
−18.3%
2,302
R
45.9%Obama1,118
52.3%McCain1,273
1.8%Nader43
−6.4%
2,434
R
37.7%Kerry960
61.0%Bush1,554
1.3%Nader33
−23.3%
2,547
R
37.6%Gore837
60.3%Bush1,342
2.1%Buchanan46
−22.7%
2,225
R
42.7%Clinton943
45.2%Dole998
12.1%Browne267
−2.5%
2,208
R
33.8%Clinton739
36.0%Bush788
30.1%Perot659
−2.2%
2,186
R
47.0%Dukakis913
52.0%Bush1,009
1.0%Paul19
−4.9%
1,941
R
36.5%Mondale705
63.1%Reagan1,220
0.4%Serrette8
−26.6%
1,933
R
33.6%Carter670
59.1%Reagan1,179
7.4%Anderson147
−25.5%
1,996
D
50.8%Carter935
48.9%Ford900
0.3%Macbride6
+1.9%
1,841
R
48.1%McGovern919
51.6%Nixon986
0.3%Schmitz6
−3.5%
1,911
D
50.1%Humphrey846
46.5%Nixon785
3.4%Wallace57
+3.6%
1,688
D
59.8%Johnson1,069
40.2%Goldwater718
0.0%
+19.6%
1,787
R
44.8%Kennedy860
55.3%Nixon1,061
0.0%
−10.5%
1,920
R
42.3%Stevenson754
57.7%Eisenhower1,029
0.0%
−15.4%
1,782
R
34.1%Stevenson594
65.9%Eisenhower1,149
0.0%
−31.8%
1,743
D
54.3%Truman807
45.0%Dewey669
0.7%Thurmond11
+9.3%
1,487
R
48.2%Roosevelt623
51.8%Dewey669
0.0%
−3.6%
1,292
R
46.2%Roosevelt740
53.8%Willkie863
0.0%
−7.7%
1,603
D
55.8%Roosevelt850
39.4%Landon600
4.7%Lemke72
+16.4%
1,522
D
65.0%Roosevelt960
34.3%Hoover507
0.7%Thomas11
+30.6%
1,478
R
46.5%Smith659
53.1%Hoover752
0.4%Thomas5
−6.6%
1,416
O
13.9%Davis125
41.4%Coolidge372
44.7%La Follette402
La Follette +3.3
899
R
19.2%Cox173
59.9%Harding541
20.9%Debs189
−40.8%
903
R
44.8%Wilson268
51.8%Hughes310
3.3%Benson20
−7.0%
598
O
45.0%Wilson222
0.0%Taft0
55.0%Roosevelt271
Roosevelt +9.9
493
R
32.5%Bryan166
63.2%Taft323
4.3%Debs22
−30.7%
511
R
24.1%Parker116
72.2%Roosevelt348
3.7%Debs18
−48.1%
482
R
38.3%Bryan161
58.3%McKinley245
3.3%Woolley14
−20.0%
420
R
41.8%Bryan152
57.1%McKinley208
1.1%Palmer4
−15.4%
364
R
24.3%Cleveland82
52.1%Harrison176
23.7%Weaver80
−27.8%
338
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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: −40.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−40.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−27.8%
1896−15.4%
1900−20.0%
1904−48.1%
1908−30.7%
1912+45.0%
1916−7.0%
1920−40.8%
1924−27.5%
1928−6.6%
1932+30.6%
1936+16.4%
1940−7.7%
1944−3.6%
1948+9.3%
1952−31.8%
1956−15.4%
1960−10.5%
1964+19.6%
1968+3.6%
1972−3.5%
1976+1.9%
1980−25.5%
1984−26.6%
1988−4.9%
1992−2.2%
1996−2.5%
2000−22.7%
2004−23.3%
2008−6.4%
2012−18.3%
2016−39.3%
2020−38.9%
2024−40.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RGlen VilhauerState Senate · 5

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+40.1 across roughly 25,000 residents, District 5 ranks among the state's most heavily one-sided constituencies, reflecting the rural, low-density character typical of western South Dakota legislative geography.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 48.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.8 points.

A population of 24,953, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,322 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 4 and State Senate District 25.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 4
South Dakota
98.7twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity
State Senate District 25
North Dakota
95.7twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry
State Senate District 28
North Dakota
95.3twin score
elasticity2016–2024 trajectory≠ median age

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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Codington County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 5th State Senate District voted Republican by 40.8 points (R+40.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,699 votes cast, 767 went Democratic and 1,868 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 5th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 5th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in South Dakota 5th State Senate District?
South Dakota 5th State Senate District has a population of 24,953 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Dakota 5th State Senate District is $72,322 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 5th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.