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South Dakota 22nd State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+6.32012R+16.82016R+36.02020R+37.62024R+40.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+40.2
2024
median income$68,110U.S. $80,734 · SD $75,081
median age39.3U.S. 39.1 · SD 38.2
poverty rate13.0%U.S. 12.5% · SD 12.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)27.2%U.S. 35.6% · SD 31.9%
non-english15.3%U.S. 22.3% · SD 7.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German36.2%
Irish8.3%
Norwegian8.0%
Mexican5.7%
Guatemalan2.6%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Burmese5.0%
Vietnamese1.0%
Hmong1.0%
religion

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

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

South Dakota 22nd State Senate District

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South Dakota 22nd State Senate DistrictTrumpR+40.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for South Dakota 22nd State Senate DistrictThe boundary of South Dakota 22nd State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+40.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.South Dakota 22nd State Senate District · R+40.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican68.9%7,225
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.7%3,014
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other2.4%249
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 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 (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for South Dakota 22nd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Beadle County, SDRepublicanR+40.1
Clark County, SDRepublicanR+52.5
Spink County, SDRepublicanR+39.0
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
28.7%Harris3,014
68.9%Trump7,225
2.4%Kennedy249
−40.2%
10,488
R
30.1%Biden3,185
67.7%Trump7,164
2.2%Jorgensen235
−37.6%
10,584
R
29.0%Clinton2,904
65.0%Trump6,518
6.0%Johnson606
−36.0%
10,028
R
40.5%Obama4,312
57.3%Romney6,096
2.2%Johnson231
−16.8%
10,639
R
45.8%Obama5,196
52.1%McCain5,910
2.1%Nader234
−6.3%
11,340
R
40.1%Kerry5,082
58.7%Bush7,440
1.3%Nader160
−18.6%
12,682
R
40.6%Gore4,635
57.3%Bush6,538
2.1%Buchanan238
−16.7%
11,411
D
45.8%Clinton5,796
43.5%Dole5,504
10.8%Browne1,362
+2.3%
12,662
D
42.4%Clinton5,804
36.8%Bush5,038
20.8%Perot2,843
+5.6%
13,685
R
49.7%Dukakis6,808
49.7%Bush6,809
0.5%Paul71
−0.0%
13,688
R
37.8%Mondale5,379
61.9%Reagan8,824
0.3%Serrette43
−24.2%
14,246
R
33.8%Carter5,235
59.4%Reagan9,197
6.7%Anderson1,041
−25.6%
15,473
D
52.1%Carter7,749
47.3%Ford7,027
0.6%Macbride91
+4.9%
14,867
R
43.8%McGovern6,864
55.9%Nixon8,766
0.2%Schmitz39
−12.1%
15,669
D
53.9%Humphrey8,270
42.8%Nixon6,576
3.3%Wallace506
+11.0%
15,352
D
60.0%Johnson9,414
40.0%Goldwater6,282
0.0%
+20.0%
15,696
R
43.3%Kennedy6,901
56.7%Nixon9,054
0.0%
−13.5%
15,955
R
48.3%Stevenson7,767
51.7%Eisenhower8,299
0.0%
−3.3%
16,065
R
34.5%Stevenson5,624
65.5%Eisenhower10,675
0.0%
−31.0%
16,299
D
53.5%Truman7,361
45.5%Dewey6,271
1.0%Thurmond137
+7.9%
13,769
D
50.1%Roosevelt6,349
49.9%Dewey6,331
0.0%
+0.1%
12,680
D
52.6%Roosevelt8,686
47.4%Willkie7,813
0.0%
+5.3%
16,499
D
62.6%Roosevelt9,786
34.5%Landon5,389
2.9%Lemke459
+28.1%
15,634
D
64.3%Roosevelt10,779
34.1%Hoover5,717
1.6%Thomas276
+30.2%
16,772
R
38.1%Smith5,871
61.4%Hoover9,452
0.5%Thomas71
−23.3%
15,394
R
13.0%Davis1,506
55.3%Coolidge6,389
31.7%La Follette3,664
−42.2%
11,559
R
17.8%Cox1,790
60.5%Harding6,097
21.7%Debs2,183
−42.8%
10,070
D
48.6%Wilson3,637
47.4%Hughes3,548
3.9%Benson293
+1.2%
7,478
O
44.9%Wilson2,934
0.0%Taft0
55.1%Roosevelt3,603
Roosevelt +10.2
6,537
R
35.7%Bryan2,328
59.1%Taft3,850
5.2%Debs341
−23.3%
6,519
R
18.3%Parker1,036
74.2%Roosevelt4,204
7.6%Debs429
−55.9%
5,669
R
41.3%Bryan2,140
55.9%McKinley2,899
2.8%Woolley147
−14.6%
5,186
R
48.7%Bryan2,126
50.3%McKinley2,195
1.0%Palmer43
−1.6%
4,364
R
9.6%Cleveland413
52.6%Harrison2,251
37.8%Weaver1,619
−42.9%
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: −40.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−40.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−42.9%
1896−1.6%
1900−14.6%
1904−55.9%
1908−23.3%
1912+44.9%
1916+1.2%
1920−42.8%
1924−42.2%
1928−23.3%
1932+30.2%
1936+28.1%
1940+5.3%
1944+0.1%
1948+7.9%
1952−31.0%
1956−3.3%
1960−13.5%
1964+20.0%
1968+11.0%
1972−12.1%
1976+4.9%
1980−25.6%
1984−24.2%
1988−0.0%
1992+5.6%
1996+2.3%
2000−16.7%
2004−18.6%
2008−6.3%
2012−16.8%
2016−36.0%
2020−37.6%
2024−40.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBrandon WipfState Senate · 22

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+40, this sparsely populated district of roughly 26,000 residents sits firmly outside competitive territory, making candidate recruitment and primary dynamics the primary electoral story.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.2 points.

A population of 25,958, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,110 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 20 and State Senate District 4.

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 20
South Dakota
92.4twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend
State Senate District 4
South Dakota
92.2twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
State Senate District 19
South Dakota
91.8twin score
12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorypopulation scale≠ German ancestry

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 22nd State Senate District

counties it covers3
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Frequently asked questions

How did South Dakota 22nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 22nd State Senate District voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,488 votes cast, 3,014 went Democratic and 7,225 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 22nd State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 22nd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in South Dakota 22nd State Senate District?
South Dakota 22nd State Senate District has a population of 25,958 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 22nd State Senate District?
Median household income in South Dakota 22nd State Senate District is $68,110 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 22nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 22nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.