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South Dakota 7th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+5.62012R+3.22016R+14.72020R+13.02024R+17.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+17.4
2024
median income$66,230U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age25.5U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate15.1%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)42.5%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english9.7%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German38.1%
Norwegian14.3%
Irish10.3%
Mexican1.4%
Puerto Rican1.3%
Guatemalan0.5%
Asian Indian1.3%
Chinese0.8%
Nepalese0.6%
Ethiopian1.4%
African American†0.5%
Nigerian0.2%
religion

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

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

South Dakota 7th State Senate District

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South Dakota 7th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+17.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Dakota 7th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of South Dakota 7th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+17.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Dakota 7th State Senate District · R+17.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican57.4%1,158
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.0%807
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.6%52
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 7th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brookings County, SDRepublicanR+17.4
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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.0%Harris807
57.4%Trump1,158
2.6%Kennedy52
−17.4%
2,017
R
41.9%Biden825
54.9%Trump1,080
3.2%Jorgensen62
−13.0%
1,967
R
38.5%Clinton659
53.2%Trump911
8.3%Johnson142
−14.7%
1,712
R
47.0%Obama787
50.2%Romney840
2.8%Johnson47
−3.2%
1,674
D
51.7%Obama973
46.1%McCain868
2.2%Nader42
+5.6%
1,883
R
40.7%Kerry735
57.3%Bush1,035
2.0%Nader36
−16.6%
1,806
R
41.4%Gore614
56.6%Bush839
2.0%Buchanan30
−15.2%
1,483
R
45.3%Clinton689
45.3%Dole690
9.4%Browne143
−0.1%
1,522
R
38.7%Clinton627
39.1%Bush634
22.2%Perot360
−0.4%
1,621
R
47.2%Dukakis656
52.3%Bush728
0.5%Paul7
−5.2%
1,391
R
37.8%Mondale552
61.8%Reagan902
0.4%Serrette6
−24.0%
1,460
R
35.8%Carter531
52.1%Reagan773
12.1%Anderson179
−16.3%
1,483
R
46.8%Carter633
52.7%Ford713
0.6%Macbride8
−5.9%
1,354
R
47.4%McGovern635
52.3%Nixon700
0.3%Schmitz4
−4.9%
1,339
R
39.6%Humphrey432
57.8%Nixon631
2.6%Wallace28
−18.2%
1,091
D
53.2%Johnson566
46.9%Goldwater499
0.0%
+6.3%
1,064
R
34.3%Kennedy402
65.7%Nixon771
0.0%
−31.5%
1,173
R
33.1%Stevenson354
66.9%Eisenhower715
0.0%
−33.8%
1,068
R
23.7%Stevenson251
76.3%Eisenhower809
0.0%
−52.6%
1,060
R
42.0%Truman393
57.4%Dewey537
0.5%Thurmond5
−15.4%
935
R
33.4%Roosevelt280
66.6%Dewey558
0.0%
−33.2%
838
R
34.8%Roosevelt361
65.2%Willkie677
0.0%
−30.4%
1,038
R
43.3%Roosevelt427
53.3%Landon526
3.3%Lemke33
−10.0%
986
D
49.2%Roosevelt438
48.9%Hoover436
1.9%Thomas17
+0.2%
891
R
29.3%Smith259
70.0%Hoover619
0.7%Thomas6
−40.7%
884
R
10.4%Davis136
48.5%Coolidge636
41.1%La Follette538
−38.2%
1,310
R
14.1%Cox76
68.5%Harding370
17.4%Debs94
−54.4%
540
R
43.8%Wilson187
51.8%Hughes221
4.4%Benson19
−8.0%
427
O
31.0%Wilson100
0.0%Taft0
69.0%Roosevelt223
Roosevelt +38.1
323
R
21.9%Bryan79
63.6%Taft229
14.4%Debs52
−41.7%
360
R
12.2%Parker48
76.3%Roosevelt300
11.5%Debs45
−64.1%
393
R
36.3%Bryan146
57.2%McKinley230
6.5%Woolley26
−20.9%
402
D
49.7%Bryan174
48.9%McKinley171
1.4%Palmer5
+0.9%
350
R
9.2%Cleveland26
51.6%Harrison146
39.2%Weaver111
−42.4%
283
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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: −17.4% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−17.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−42.4%
1896+0.9%
1900−20.9%
1904−64.1%
1908−41.7%
1912+31.0%
1916−8.0%
1920−54.4%
1924−38.2%
1928−40.7%
1932+0.2%
1936−10.0%
1940−30.4%
1944−33.2%
1948−15.4%
1952−52.6%
1956−33.8%
1960−31.5%
1964+6.3%
1968−18.2%
1972−4.9%
1976−5.9%
1980−16.3%
1984−24.0%
1988−5.2%
1992−0.4%
1996−0.1%
2000−15.2%
2004−16.6%
2008+5.6%
2012−3.2%
2016−14.7%
2020−13.0%
2024−17.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RTim ReedState Senate · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+26.4 across a sparsely populated 26,511 residents, this district reflects the heavily Republican voting patterns typical of rural western South Dakota, where agriculture and extractive industries shape both the economy and the electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.4 points.

A population of 26,511, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,230 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 8 and State Senate District 42.

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 8
South Dakota
92.6twin score
elasticitypopulation scale12-yr trend≠ median age
State Senate District 42
North Dakota
90.8twin score
elasticitymedian agepopulation scale≠ Polish ancestry
State Senate District 27
North Dakota
90.0twin score
elasticitypopulation scale% White≠ 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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within South Dakota 7th State Senate District

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Brookings County

Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 7th State Senate District voted Republican by 17.4 points (R+17.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,017 votes cast, 807 went Democratic and 1,158 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 7th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 7th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in South Dakota 7th State Senate District?
South Dakota 7th State Senate District has a population of 26,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Dakota 7th State Senate District is $66,230 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 7th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.