† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHuron, SDSouth DakotaUnited States
German31.3%33.1%12.5%
English6.8%7.7%9.5%
Norwegian6.8%10.4%—
Irish6.0%9.9%9.4%
American5.7%4.4%5.3%
Dutch3.6%3.4%—
Swedish2.1%2.5%—
French1.5%—1.6%
Mexican7.5%2.6%11.3%
Guatemalan3.7%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican2.0%0.4%1.8%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Peruvian0.3%——
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
Burmese6.1%0.2%—
Vietnamese1.2%—0.6%
Hmong1.2%——
Filipino0.9%0.2%0.9%
African American†1.0%1.1%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Huron, SD
South Dakota
United States
Median age
37.6
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.5%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Huron, SD
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$67,681
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.6%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Huron, SD
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.0%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
9.8%
2.6%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.3%
0.1%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
5.8%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Huron, SD
South Dakota
United States
Catholic
12.0%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.4%
20.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
39.3%
44.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.4%
18.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Huron, SD
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−41.8%
1896
−1.1%
1900
−13.9%
1904
−53.8%
1908
−22.1%
1912
+45.9%
1916
+4.6%
1920
−38.2%
1924
−40.3%
1928
−23.2%
1932
+34.8%
1936
+31.9%
1940
+9.3%
1944
+3.1%
1948
+8.8%
1952
−30.7%
1956
−6.1%
1960
−18.3%
1964
+19.1%
1968
+11.6%
1972
−15.9%
1976
+0.9%
1980
−23.8%
1984
−25.0%
1988
−1.0%
1992
+6.2%
1996
+3.7%
2000
−14.6%
2004
−17.4%
2008
−7.3%
2012
−18.6%
2016
−37.6%
2020
−38.1%
2024
−40.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.8%Harris2,017
68.8%Trump4,826
2.4%
R+40.1
R+1.9
R+38.6
7,010
R
29.8%Biden2,107
67.9%Trump4,808
2.3%
R+38.1
R+0.6
R+42.6
7,081
R
28.2%Clinton1,912
65.8%Trump4,455
6.0%
R+37.6
R+19.0
R+39.6
6,772
R
39.7%Obama2,881
58.2%Romney4,230
2.1%
R+18.6
R+11.3
R+22.4
7,263
R
45.3%Obama3,493
52.6%McCain4,054
2.2%
R+7.3
D+10.1
R+14.5
7,714
R
40.6%Kerry3,443
58.0%Bush4,917
1.4%
R+17.4
R+2.8
R+14.9
8,480
R
41.6%Gore3,216
56.2%Bush4,347
2.3%
R+14.6
R+18.3
R+15.1
7,739
D
46.4%Clinton3,984
42.8%Dole3,670
10.8%
D+3.7
R+2.5
R+4.9
8,581
D
43.0%Clinton3,925
36.8%Bush3,363
20.2%
D+6.2
D+7.1
D+0.6
9,136
R
49.3%Dukakis4,523
50.2%Bush4,611
0.5%
R+1.0
D+24.0
D+6.8
9,180
R
37.4%Mondale3,523
62.4%Reagan5,876
0.2%
R+25.0
R+1.2
R+6.8
9,422
R
34.8%Carter3,521
58.6%Reagan5,921
6.6%
R+23.8
R+24.7
R+14.0
10,104
D
50.1%Carter4,846
49.2%Ford4,758
0.6%
D+0.9
D+16.8
R+1.2
9,666
R
41.9%McGovern4,297
57.8%Nixon5,922
0.2%
R+15.9
R+27.4
D+7.3
10,244
D
54.2%Humphrey5,357
42.7%Nixon4,214
3.1%
D+11.6
R+7.6
D+12.3
9,878
D
59.6%Johnson5,968
40.4%Goldwater4,051
0.0%
D+19.1
D+37.5
R+3.4
10,019
R
40.8%Kennedy4,079
59.2%Nixon5,911
0.0%
R+18.3
R+12.2
R+18.5
9,990
R
46.9%Stevenson4,614
53.1%Eisenhower5,216
0.0%
R+6.1
D+24.5
D+9.3
9,830
R
34.7%Stevenson3,443
65.3%Eisenhower6,487
0.0%
R+30.7
R+39.4
R+19.9
9,930
D
53.9%Truman4,372
45.1%Dewey3,662
0.9%
D+8.8
D+5.6
D+4.3
8,111
D
51.6%Roosevelt3,842
48.4%Dewey3,610
0.0%
D+3.1
R+6.2
R+4.4
7,452
D
54.7%Roosevelt5,253
45.3%Willkie4,356
0.0%
D+9.3
R+22.6
R+0.6
9,609
D
64.8%Roosevelt5,843
32.9%Landon2,965
2.3%
D+31.9
R+2.8
D+7.7
9,011
D
66.8%Roosevelt6,246
32.0%Hoover2,995
1.1%
D+34.8
D+58.0
D+17.0
9,346
R
38.2%Smith3,168
61.4%Hoover5,094
0.4%
R+23.2
D+17.0
R+5.8
8,293
R
13.1%Davis851
53.4%Coolidge3,466
33.5%
R+40.3
R+2.1
R+15.1
6,494
R
18.3%Cox925
56.5%Harding2,852
25.1%
R+38.2
R+42.8
R+12.0
5,044
D
50.3%Wilson1,828
45.7%Hughes1,662
4.0%
D+4.6
R+41.3
D+1.4
3,635
O
45.9%Wilson1,464
0.0%Taft0
54.1%
Roosevelt +8.3
D+68.0
D+26.3
3,193
R
36.4%Bryan1,105
58.5%Taft1,776
5.1%
R+22.1
D+31.7
R+12.5
3,036
R
20.0%Parker493
73.8%Roosevelt1,818
6.2%
R+53.8
R+39.9
R+34.1
2,464
R
41.7%Bryan915
55.6%McKinley1,220
2.8%
R+13.9
R+12.8
R+6.3
2,196
R
48.8%Bryan915
49.9%McKinley935
1.3%
R+1.1
D+40.7
D+5.0
1,874
R
11.1%Cleveland206
52.8%Harrison984
36.1%
R+41.8
—
R+43.4
1,862
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
20.8%1,214
76.1%4,441
5,837
2020
R
28.0%1,986
72.0%5,104
7,090
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+30.8
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+40.1
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 9.3 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Huron, SD in Huron, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+73
2012
+47
2013
+9
2014
−410
2015
−296
2016
−382
2017
−217
2018
−341
2019
−124
2021
−192
2022
−265
2023
−255
2024
−243
2025
−265
Huron anchors Beadle County in the James River valley, drawing a mix of commodity farmers and meatpacking workers whose economic pressures consistently make it a bellwether for statewide rural sentiment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 53.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.1 points.
A population of 19,309, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,681 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Storm Lake, IA and Worthington, MN.
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In 2024, Huron, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 40.1 points (R+40.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,010 votes cast, 2,017 went Democratic and 4,826 went Republican.
When did Huron, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huron, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Huron, SD, South Dakota?
Huron, SD, South Dakota has a population of 19,309 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huron, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Huron, SD, South Dakota is $67,681 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Huron, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Huron, SD, South Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
