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1876–2024
State Senate District 23·South Dakota

South Dakota 23rd State Senate District has voted Republican in six straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
SD
Latest
R+61
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
21,655
2024 ACS

South Dakota 23rd State Senate District, South Dakota: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+61MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
21,6552024 5-year
Median household income
$70,3122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 0 D · 8 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−61.2%
2,0868,97111,248
R
−59.0%
2,2829,12511,597
R
−58.5%
2,0238,48411,037
R
−41.5%
3,1447,77511,156
R
−26.9%
4,2777,51112,032
R
−34.2%
4,8309,95414,981
D
+33.6%
9,6124,67114,719
R
−10.4%
6,2567,94716,203
R
−10.3%
5,5997,29316,523
R
−21.1%
5,9909,22415,309
R
−44.5%
4,49611,76416,316
R
−50.6%
4,01513,14418,030
R
−9.8%
7,9969,74317,814
R
−22.8%
7,22911,50318,785
R
−27.8%
6,05211,14418,346
R
−4.3%
9,0699,87518,943
R
−23.6%
7,69512,45520,151
R
−14.5%
8,54211,43619,979
R
−47.2%
5,28614,74120,027
R
−16.6%
7,34210,29117,781
R
−29.1%
5,71810,42016,138
R
−24.5%
8,31113,70822,019
D
+6.5%
11,2259,82021,531
D
+36.0%
14,8596,91822,084
R
−16.0%
8,62711,93420,659
R
−36.0%
1,7907,53215,954
R
−50.2%
2,2309,55814,609
D
+19.3%
5,4293,6209,367
O
+42.7%
3,58308,382
R
−28.6%
2,8615,3288,614
R
−51.8%
1,4285,1157,111
R
−22.0%
2,7024,2627,106
R
−1.2%
2,7662,8365,642
R
−37.1%
7402,8055,561
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
51.4%
Irish
8.6%
English
6.2%
American
4.2%
French
1.4%
Polish
1.0%
Scottish
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.7%
85+
2.5%
3.3%
75–84
4.1%
7.0%
65–74
6.6%
7.7%
55–64
7.1%
4.7%
45–54
4.2%
6.7%
35–44
5.6%
5.2%
25–34
5.0%
2.6%
18–24
3.0%
8.2%
5–17
8.4%
3.3%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,312
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$70,312
South Dakota$75,081
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)18.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.5%
Spanish1.6%
Other languages0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.5%
Mainline Protestant
23.1%
Other Christian
17.7%
Methodist
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.0%
Baptist
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

South Dakota 23rd State Senate District sits in the Northern Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in South Dakota 23rd State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,312, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 21,655 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, South Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, South Dakota voted Republican by 61.2 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,248 votes cast, 2,086 went Democratic and 8,971 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, South Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, South Dakota as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 23, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, South Dakota voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, South Dakota?
State Senate District 23, South Dakota has a population of 21,655 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 23, South Dakota?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, South Dakota is $70,312 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, South Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.