South Dakota 33rd State Senate District (SD) — Elections 1892–2024

2024

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	62.2%	1,806
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	35.1%	1,018
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Other	2.7%	79

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 33rd State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
Meade County, SD	Republican	R+50.9
Pennington County, SD	Republican	R+26.4

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.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	35.1%Harris1,018	62.2%Trump1,806	2.7%Kennedy79	−27.1%	2,903
2020	R	35.5%Biden1,045	61.2%Trump1,803	3.3%Jorgensen96	−25.7%	2,944
2016	R	29.2%Clinton714	62.7%Trump1,533	8.1%Johnson198	−33.5%	2,445
2012^†	R	33.8%Obama770	63.7%Romney1,450	2.5%Johnson57	−29.9%	2,277
2008	R	38.3%Obama908	59.8%McCain1,418	1.9%Nader46	−21.5%	2,372
2004	R	31.4%Kerry725	66.8%Bush1,541	1.7%Nader40	−35.4%	2,306
2000	R	30.2%Gore567	67.7%Bush1,270	2.0%Buchanan38	−37.5%	1,875
1996	R	35.9%Clinton654	54.3%Dole990	9.8%Browne178	−18.4%	1,822
1992	R	29.4%Clinton569	47.9%Bush926	22.7%Perot439	−18.5%	1,934
1988	R	38.0%Dukakis620	61.4%Bush1,002	0.6%Paul9	−23.4%	1,631
1984	R	27.1%Mondale422	72.2%Reagan1,127	0.7%Serrette11	−45.2%	1,560
1980	R	25.2%Carter365	67.5%Reagan977	7.3%Anderson106	−42.3%	1,448
1976	R	42.5%Carter515	56.3%Ford683	1.2%Macbride15	−13.8%	1,213
1972	R	38.3%McGovern437	61.3%Nixon700	0.4%Schmitz4	−23.0%	1,141
1968	R	40.2%Humphrey373	53.3%Nixon495	6.5%Wallace60	−13.1%	928
1964	D	52.6%Johnson506	47.5%Goldwater457	0.0%	+5.1%	962
1960	R	39.8%Kennedy384	60.2%Nixon581	0.0%	−20.4%	965
1956	R	32.9%Stevenson275	67.1%Eisenhower560	0.0%	−34.1%	835
1952	R	28.8%Stevenson230	71.1%Eisenhower567	0.1%Hallinan1	−42.2%	798
1948	R	43.2%Truman255	55.9%Dewey330	0.8%Thurmond5	−12.7%	590
1944	R	40.1%Roosevelt182	59.9%Dewey272	0.0%	−19.8%	454
1940	R	42.5%Roosevelt254	57.5%Willkie344	0.0%	−15.1%	598
1936	D	53.1%Roosevelt290	42.7%Landon233	4.2%Lemke23	+10.4%	546
1932	D	58.2%Roosevelt273	40.7%Hoover191	1.1%Thomas5	+17.5%	469
1928	R	32.7%Smith121	67.0%Hoover248	0.3%Thomas1	−34.3%	370
1924	R	17.3%Davis47	63.1%Coolidge171	19.6%La Follette53	−45.8%	271
1920	R	29.8%Cox65	63.8%Harding139	6.4%Debs14	−33.9%	218
1916	D	52.1%Wilson74	42.3%Hughes60	5.6%Benson8	+9.9%	142
1912	O	47.7%Wilson62	0.0%Taft0	52.3%Roosevelt68	Roosevelt +4.6	130
1908	R	39.2%Bryan62	57.0%Taft90	3.8%Debs6	−17.7%	158
1904	R	23.9%Parker21	68.2%Roosevelt60	8.0%Debs7	−44.3%	88
1900	R	46.2%Bryan42	52.7%McKinley48	1.1%Woolley1	−6.6%	91
1896	D	57.7%Bryan56	41.2%McKinley40	1.0%Palmer1	+16.5%	97
1892	R	7.9%Cleveland8	49.5%Harrison50	42.6%Weaver43	−41.6%	101
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	−41.6%
1896	+16.5%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−44.3%
1908	−17.7%
1912	+47.7%
1916	+9.9%
1920	−33.9%
1924	−45.8%
1928	−34.3%
1932	+17.5%
1936	+10.4%
1940	−15.1%
1944	−19.8%
1948	−12.7%
1952	−42.2%
1956	−34.1%
1960	−20.4%
1964	+5.1%
1968	−13.1%
1972	−23.0%
1976	−13.8%
1980	−42.3%
1984	−45.2%
1988	−23.4%
1992	−18.5%
1996	−18.4%
2000	−37.5%
2004	−35.4%
2008	−21.5%
2012	−29.9%
2016	−33.5%
2020	−25.7%
2024	−27.1%

DemocraticRepublican

current representation

Current officeholders

RCurt VoightState Senate · 33

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 45 points, this district sits among the state's most lopsided constituencies, where general-election outcomes are typically decided well before November.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 45.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.1 points.

A population of 24,788, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,328 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 34 and State Senate District 35.

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 34

South Dakota

99.9twin score

2008–2016 trajectorypopulation scale

State Senate District 35

South Dakota

99.0twin score

2008–2016 trajectorypopulation scale

State Senate District 32

South Dakota

95.2twin score

2008–2016 trajectorypopulation 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 33rd State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, South Dakota 33rd State Senate District voted Republican by 27.1 points (R+27.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,903 votes cast, 1,018 went Democratic and 1,806 went Republican.

When did South Dakota 33rd State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 33rd State Senate District voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in South Dakota 33rd State Senate District?

South Dakota 33rd State Senate District has a population of 24,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in South Dakota 33rd State Senate District?

Median household income in South Dakota 33rd State Senate District is $91,328 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.

What is the political history of South Dakota 33rd State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 33rd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.