† 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
3 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
GroupMitchell, SDSouth DakotaUnited States
German37.9%33.1%12.5%
Irish9.2%9.9%9.4%
Norwegian8.1%10.4%—
English8.1%7.7%9.5%
American7.1%4.4%5.3%
Dutch6.3%3.4%—
French2.4%—1.6%
Danish1.8%0.8%—
Mexican4.1%2.6%11.3%
Oglala Sioux0.5%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.2%1.1%—
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
Mitchell, SD
South Dakota
United States
Median age
39.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.1%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mitchell, SD
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$69,366
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.5%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mitchell, SD
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
2.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mitchell, SD
South Dakota
United States
Catholic
22.9%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.0%
20.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.5%
44.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.7%
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.
Mitchell, SD
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−32.5%
1896
+9.3%
1900
−3.6%
1904
−41.3%
1908
−10.6%
1912
+43.0%
1916
−0.2%
1920
−29.9%
1924
−36.2%
1928
−14.7%
1932
+41.5%
1936
+26.7%
1940
+0.3%
1944
−1.2%
1948
+11.0%
1952
−23.1%
1956
−1.1%
1960
+0.5%
1964
+24.9%
1968
−3.7%
1972
+8.5%
1976
+10.8%
1980
−21.4%
1984
−20.2%
1988
−3.4%
1992
+2.3%
1996
−2.4%
2000
−22.5%
2004
−25.3%
2008
−15.0%
2012
−25.0%
2016
−40.2%
2020
−40.3%
2024
−43.0%
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
27.4%Harris3,401
70.3%Trump8,748
2.3%
R+43.0
R+2.7
R+41.5
12,435
R
28.8%Biden3,462
69.1%Trump8,311
2.1%
R+40.3
R+0.1
R+44.8
12,027
R
27.3%Clinton3,020
67.4%Trump7,473
5.3%
R+40.2
R+15.1
R+42.3
11,081
R
36.4%Obama4,191
61.5%Romney7,072
2.1%
R+25.0
R+10.1
R+28.9
11,502
R
41.5%Obama5,015
56.4%McCain6,826
2.1%
R+15.0
D+10.3
R+22.2
12,093
R
36.6%Kerry4,589
61.9%Bush7,757
1.5%
R+25.3
R+2.8
R+22.8
12,528
R
37.8%Gore3,861
60.3%Bush6,156
2.0%
R+22.5
R+20.1
R+23.0
10,217
R
43.4%Clinton4,552
45.7%Dole4,802
10.9%
R+2.4
R+4.7
R+10.9
10,500
D
40.1%Clinton4,483
37.8%Bush4,228
22.2%
D+2.3
D+5.7
R+3.3
11,191
R
47.9%Dukakis5,251
51.4%Bush5,625
0.7%
R+3.4
D+16.8
D+4.3
10,953
R
39.8%Mondale4,484
60.0%Reagan6,761
0.2%
R+20.2
D+1.2
R+2.0
11,273
R
35.6%Carter4,333
57.0%Reagan6,936
7.4%
R+21.4
R+32.2
R+11.7
12,169
D
55.1%Carter6,540
44.3%Ford5,262
0.5%
D+10.8
D+2.3
D+8.7
11,867
D
54.1%McGovern6,806
45.6%Nixon5,736
0.3%
D+8.5
D+12.2
D+31.7
12,582
R
46.4%Humphrey5,367
50.0%Nixon5,794
3.6%
R+3.7
R+28.6
R+3.0
11,578
D
62.5%Johnson7,494
37.5%Goldwater4,503
0.0%
D+24.9
D+24.4
D+2.3
11,997
D
50.2%Kennedy6,510
49.8%Nixon6,446
0.0%
D+0.5
D+1.6
D+0.3
12,956
R
49.5%Stevenson6,298
50.5%Eisenhower6,433
0.0%
R+1.1
D+22.1
D+14.3
12,731
R
38.4%Stevenson4,905
61.6%Eisenhower7,855
0.0%
R+23.1
R+34.2
R+12.4
12,760
D
55.0%Truman6,063
44.0%Dewey4,846
1.0%
D+11.0
D+12.3
D+6.6
11,017
R
49.4%Roosevelt5,084
50.6%Dewey5,211
0.0%
R+1.2
R+1.6
R+8.7
10,295
D
50.2%Roosevelt6,844
49.8%Willkie6,799
0.0%
D+0.3
R+26.3
R+9.6
13,643
D
61.5%Roosevelt8,432
34.8%Landon4,774
3.7%
D+26.7
R+14.8
D+2.4
13,717
D
70.2%Roosevelt9,414
28.7%Hoover3,852
1.1%
D+41.5
D+56.2
D+23.7
13,411
R
42.5%Smith5,179
57.2%Hoover6,973
0.4%
R+14.7
D+21.5
D+2.8
12,196
R
12.1%Davis1,204
48.3%Coolidge4,796
39.5%
R+36.2
R+6.3
R+11.0
9,922
R
22.7%Cox2,040
52.6%Harding4,731
24.7%
R+29.9
R+29.8
R+3.7
8,995
R
48.2%Wilson2,984
48.3%Hughes2,994
3.5%
R+0.2
R+43.2
R+3.3
6,197
O
43.0%Wilson2,475
0.0%Taft0
57.0%
Roosevelt +14.0
D+53.6
D+23.5
5,753
R
41.6%Bryan2,224
52.2%Taft2,791
6.2%
R+10.6
D+30.6
R+1.1
5,346
R
25.5%Parker1,294
66.8%Roosevelt3,384
7.7%
R+41.3
R+37.6
R+21.6
5,066
R
46.7%Bryan1,938
50.3%McKinley2,088
3.0%
R+3.6
R+12.9
D+3.9
4,152
D
54.1%Bryan1,891
44.8%McKinley1,566
1.1%
D+9.3
D+41.8
D+15.4
3,494
R
12.1%Cleveland411
44.6%Harrison1,511
43.3%
R+32.5
—
R+34.1
3,387
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
19.6%1,932
76.9%7,564
9,841
2020
R
28.3%3,385
71.7%8,587
11,972
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+36.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+43.0
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.3 points more Democratic.
Domestic migration in Mitchell, SD in Mitchell, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+17
2012
+59
2013
−76
2014
−58
2015
−79
2016
+56
2017
−129
2018
−211
2019
−58
2021
+45
2022
−6
2023
−109
2024
−78
2025
−8
Mitchell, SD sits in the Northern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 43.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.0 points.
A population of 25,808, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,366 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Watertown, SD and Le Mars, IA.
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In 2024, Mitchell, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,435 votes cast, 3,401 went Democratic and 8,748 went Republican.
When did Mitchell, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mitchell, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Mitchell, SD, South Dakota?
Mitchell, SD, South Dakota has a population of 25,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mitchell, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Mitchell, SD, South Dakota is $69,366 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Mitchell, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mitchell, SD, South Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
