South Dakota 13th State Senate District (SD) — Elections 1892–2024

2024

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	59.0%	463
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	38.7%	304
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other	2.3%	18

D+60

R+60

District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties 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 (2 counties) — table

2024 presidential result by county for South Dakota 13th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
Lincoln County, SD	Republican	R+26.5
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	38.7%Harris304	59.0%Trump463	2.3%Kennedy18	−20.3%	785
2020	R	40.2%Biden294	57.2%Trump418	2.6%Jorgensen19	−17.0%	731
2016	R	35.6%Clinton211	57.7%Trump342	6.7%Johnson40	−22.1%	593
2012^†	R	41.1%Obama225	57.1%Romney313	1.8%Johnson10	−16.1%	548
2008	R	45.9%Obama252	52.3%McCain287	1.8%Nader10	−6.4%	549
2004	R	38.3%Kerry189	60.3%Bush298	1.4%Nader7	−22.1%	494
2000	R	41.3%Gore147	57.0%Bush203	1.7%Buchanan6	−15.7%	356
1996	D	46.3%Clinton155	45.7%Dole153	8.1%Browne27	+0.6%	335
1992	D	40.8%Clinton136	40.2%Bush134	18.9%Perot63	+0.6%	333
1988	D	50.5%Dukakis147	48.8%Bush142	0.7%Paul2	+1.7%	291
1984	R	42.4%Mondale118	57.6%Reagan160	0.0%	−15.1%	278
1980	R	37.4%Carter102	52.7%Reagan144	9.9%Anderson27	−15.4%	273
1976	R	48.6%Carter118	51.0%Ford124	0.4%Macbride1	−2.5%	243
1972	R	48.3%McGovern115	51.3%Nixon122	0.4%Schmitz1	−2.9%	238
1968	R	41.3%Humphrey85	55.3%Nixon114	3.4%Wallace7	−14.1%	206
1964	D	53.8%Johnson112	45.7%Goldwater95	0.5%Hass1	+8.2%	208
1960	R	38.1%Kennedy80	61.4%Nixon129	0.5%Byrd1	−23.3%	210
1956	R	37.5%Stevenson75	62.5%Eisenhower125	0.0%	−25.0%	200
1952	R	26.3%Stevenson50	73.7%Eisenhower140	0.0%	−47.4%	190
1948	R	43.1%Truman66	56.2%Dewey86	0.7%Thurmond1	−13.1%	153
1944	R	38.9%Roosevelt58	61.1%Dewey91	0.0%	−22.1%	149
1940	R	38.7%Roosevelt70	61.3%Willkie111	0.0%	−22.7%	181
1936	R	46.8%Roosevelt80	47.4%Landon81	5.8%Lemke10	−0.6%	171
1932	D	56.9%Roosevelt87	41.8%Hoover64	1.3%Thomas2	+15.0%	153
1928	R	31.1%Smith42	68.9%Hoover93	0.0%	−37.8%	135
1924	R	8.3%Davis9	50.5%Coolidge55	41.3%La Follette45	−42.2%	109
1920	R	16.0%Cox15	68.1%Harding64	16.0%Debs15	−52.1%	94
1916	R	38.7%Wilson24	56.5%Hughes35	4.8%Benson3	−17.7%	62
1912	O	34.0%Wilson18	0.0%Taft0	66.0%Roosevelt35	Roosevelt +32.1	53
1908	R	28.6%Bryan16	67.9%Taft38	3.6%Debs2	−39.3%	56
1904	R	13.6%Parker8	78.0%Roosevelt46	8.5%Debs5	−64.4%	59
1900	R	40.0%Bryan24	58.3%McKinley35	1.7%Woolley1	−18.3%	60
1896	O	50.0%Bryan27	50.0%McKinley27	0.0%	+0.0%	54
1892	R	10.0%Cleveland4	55.0%Harrison22	35.0%Weaver14	−45.0%	40
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	−45.0%
1896	+0.0%
1900	−18.3%
1904	−64.4%
1908	−39.3%
1912	+34.0%
1916	−17.7%
1920	−52.1%
1924	−42.2%
1928	−37.8%
1932	+15.0%
1936	−0.6%
1940	−22.7%
1944	−22.1%
1948	−13.1%
1952	−47.4%
1956	−25.0%
1960	−23.3%
1964	+8.2%
1968	−14.1%
1972	−2.9%
1976	−2.5%
1980	−15.4%
1984	−15.1%
1988	+1.7%
1992	+0.6%
1996	+0.6%
2000	−15.7%
2004	−22.1%
2008	−6.4%
2012	−16.1%
2016	−22.1%
2020	−17.0%
2024	−20.3%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

RSue PetersonState Senate · 13

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+20.3 in 2024 and R+6.4 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. About 1,600 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.3 points.

A population of 24,449, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,065 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 22.

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 12

South Dakota

96.1twin score

elasticitypopulation scaleNorwegian ancestry

State Senate District 22

North Dakota

91.4twin score

population scale% White2012–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity

State Senate District 6

South Dakota

91.4twin score

elasticitypopulation scaleNorwegian ancestry≠ % unaffiliated

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 13th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, South Dakota 13th State Senate District voted Republican by 20.3 points (R+20.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 785 votes cast, 304 went Democratic and 463 went Republican.

When did South Dakota 13th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 13th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in South Dakota 13th State Senate District?

South Dakota 13th State Senate District has a population of 24,449 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in South Dakota 13th State Senate District?

Median household income in South Dakota 13th State Senate District is $93,065 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of South Dakota 13th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 13th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.