South Dakota 11th State Senate District (SD) — Elections 1892–2024

2024

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	55.2%	393
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	42.6%	303
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other	2.2%	16

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 11th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
Minnehaha County, SD	Republican	R+12.7

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	42.6%Harris303	55.2%Trump393	2.2%Kennedy16	−12.6%	712
2020	R	43.9%Biden307	53.3%Trump373	2.9%Jorgensen20	−9.4%	700
2016	R	39.1%Clinton232	53.8%Trump319	7.1%Johnson42	−14.7%	593
2012^†	R	45.3%Obama263	52.8%Romney306	1.9%Johnson11	−7.4%	580
2008	D	49.5%Obama302	48.7%McCain297	1.8%Nader11	+0.8%	610
2004	R	41.7%Kerry245	57.0%Bush335	1.4%Nader8	−15.3%	588
2000	R	44.1%Gore205	54.4%Bush253	1.5%Buchanan7	−10.3%	465
1996	D	48.1%Clinton226	44.3%Dole208	7.7%Browne36	+3.8%	470
1992	D	42.4%Clinton205	39.3%Bush190	18.2%Perot88	+3.1%	483
1988	D	52.0%Dukakis221	47.8%Bush203	0.2%Paul1	+4.2%	425
1984	R	43.4%Mondale175	56.3%Reagan227	0.2%Serrette1	−12.9%	403
1980	R	39.0%Carter152	51.0%Reagan199	10.0%Anderson39	−12.1%	390
1976	R	48.4%Carter167	51.0%Ford176	0.6%Macbride2	−2.6%	345
1972	O	49.9%McGovern170	49.9%Nixon170	0.3%Schmitz1	+0.0%	341
1968	R	43.7%Humphrey125	53.5%Nixon153	2.8%Wallace8	−9.8%	286
1964	D	55.6%Johnson159	44.4%Goldwater127	0.0%	+11.2%	286
1960	R	39.5%Kennedy115	60.5%Nixon176	0.0%	−21.0%	291
1956	R	36.9%Stevenson99	63.1%Eisenhower169	0.0%	−26.1%	268
1952	R	28.4%Stevenson71	71.6%Eisenhower179	0.0%	−43.2%	250
1948	R	44.9%Truman89	53.5%Dewey106	1.5%Thurmond3	−8.6%	198
1944	R	42.1%Roosevelt77	57.4%Dewey105	0.5%Thomas1	−15.3%	183
1940	R	42.5%Roosevelt93	57.5%Willkie126	0.0%	−15.1%	219
1936	D	49.8%Roosevelt100	46.8%Landon94	3.5%Lemke7	+3.0%	201
1932	D	54.5%Roosevelt96	44.3%Hoover78	1.1%Thomas2	+10.2%	176
1928	R	33.3%Smith52	66.7%Hoover104	0.0%	−33.3%	156
1924	R	10.0%Davis12	55.8%Coolidge67	34.2%La Follette41	−45.8%	120
1920	R	19.2%Cox19	63.6%Harding63	17.2%Debs17	−44.4%	99
1916	R	41.9%Wilson26	53.2%Hughes33	4.8%Benson3	−11.3%	62
1912	O	43.5%Wilson20	0.0%Taft0	56.5%Roosevelt26	Roosevelt +15.2	46
1908	R	30.6%Bryan15	63.3%Taft31	6.1%Debs3	−32.7%	49
1904	R	17.4%Parker8	73.9%Roosevelt34	8.7%Debs4	−56.5%	46
1900	R	40.0%Bryan18	57.8%McKinley26	2.2%Woolley1	−17.8%	45
1896	D	51.3%Bryan20	46.2%McKinley18	2.6%Palmer1	+5.1%	39
1892	R	12.5%Cleveland4	53.1%Harrison17	34.4%Weaver11	−40.6%	32
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	−40.6%
1896	+5.1%
1900	−17.8%
1904	−56.5%
1908	−32.7%
1912	+43.5%
1916	−11.3%
1920	−44.4%
1924	−45.8%
1928	−33.3%
1932	+10.2%
1936	+3.0%
1940	−15.1%
1944	−15.3%
1948	−8.6%
1952	−43.2%
1956	−26.1%
1960	−21.0%
1964	+11.2%
1968	−9.8%
1972	+0.0%
1976	−2.6%
1980	−12.1%
1984	−12.9%
1988	+4.2%
1992	+3.1%
1996	+3.8%
2000	−10.3%
2004	−15.3%
2008	+0.8%
2012	−7.4%
2016	−14.7%
2020	−9.4%
2024	−12.6%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

RChris KarrState Senate · 11

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+12.6 in 2024 and D+0.8 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. About 1,540 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.6 points.

A population of 25,954, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,278 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 2.

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 9

South Dakota

99.5twin score

elasticity% unaffiliatedpopulation scale

State Senate District 2

South Dakota

99.2twin score

elasticity% unaffiliatedpopulation scale

State Senate District 25

South Dakota

98.8twin score

elasticity% unaffiliatedpopulation scale

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 11th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, South Dakota 11th State Senate District voted Republican by 12.6 points (R+12.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 712 votes cast, 303 went Democratic and 393 went Republican.

When did South Dakota 11th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 11th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in South Dakota 11th State Senate District?

South Dakota 11th State Senate District has a population of 25,954 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in South Dakota 11th State Senate District?

Median household income in South Dakota 11th State Senate District is $84,278 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of South Dakota 11th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 11th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.