† 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
GroupYankton, SDSouth DakotaUnited States
German36.0%33.1%12.5%
Irish10.2%9.9%9.4%
Norwegian7.9%10.4%—
English7.5%7.7%9.5%
Czech6.0%——
Dutch2.9%3.4%—
Danish2.5%0.8%—
French2.4%—1.6%
Mexican2.6%2.6%11.3%
Cuban1.5%—0.7%
Spaniard0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Oglala Sioux0.7%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.3%1.1%—
African American†1.2%1.1%9.9%
Haitian0.4%—0.3%
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
Yankton, SD
South Dakota
United States
Median age
42.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Yankton, SD
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$72,821
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.4%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Yankton, SD
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.7%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
2.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Yankton, SD
South Dakota
United States
Catholic
24.8%
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.3%
20.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.3%
44.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.5%
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.
Yankton, SD
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−43.4%
1896
−3.4%
1900
−12.6%
1904
−41.4%
1908
−18.2%
1912
+44.0%
1916
+0.3%
1920
−34.1%
1924
−21.4%
1928
−2.2%
1932
+48.1%
1936
+22.1%
1940
−15.4%
1944
−16.8%
1948
+0.5%
1952
−36.8%
1956
−15.3%
1960
−14.1%
1964
+7.7%
1968
−17.5%
1972
−6.5%
1976
−0.5%
1980
−30.4%
1984
−27.4%
1988
−5.1%
1992
−0.3%
1996
−1.2%
2000
−15.0%
2004
−16.9%
2008
−2.0%
2012
−12.7%
2016
−24.5%
2020
−23.5%
2024
−25.5%
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
35.8%Harris3,883
61.4%Trump6,650
2.8%
R+25.5
R+2.0
R+24.1
10,832
R
36.8%Biden4,016
60.4%Trump6,581
2.8%
R+23.5
D+1.0
R+28.0
10,900
R
34.3%Clinton3,301
58.8%Trump5,659
6.9%
R+24.5
R+11.8
R+26.6
9,623
R
42.4%Obama4,226
55.1%Romney5,495
2.5%
R+12.7
R+10.7
R+16.6
9,974
R
47.7%Obama4,838
49.7%McCain5,039
2.5%
R+2.0
D+14.9
R+9.3
10,134
R
40.6%Kerry4,237
57.5%Bush6,003
1.8%
R+16.9
R+2.0
R+14.5
10,431
R
41.1%Gore3,596
56.1%Bush4,904
2.7%
R+15.0
R+13.7
R+15.5
8,740
R
42.8%Clinton3,775
44.0%Dole3,885
13.2%
R+1.2
R+1.0
R+9.8
8,826
R
36.3%Clinton3,404
36.6%Bush3,430
27.1%
R+0.3
D+4.8
R+5.8
9,372
R
47.0%Dukakis3,777
52.0%Bush4,186
1.0%
R+5.1
D+22.3
D+2.6
8,043
R
36.0%Mondale2,932
63.4%Reagan5,161
0.6%
R+27.4
D+3.0
R+9.1
8,145
R
30.8%Carter2,698
61.2%Reagan5,355
7.9%
R+30.4
R+29.9
R+20.6
8,747
R
49.3%Carter3,987
49.8%Ford4,029
0.9%
R+0.5
D+5.9
R+2.6
8,087
R
46.6%McGovern3,835
53.1%Nixon4,366
0.3%
R+6.5
D+11.1
D+16.7
8,225
R
38.5%Humphrey2,733
56.1%Nixon3,977
5.4%
R+17.5
R+25.3
R+16.8
7,092
D
53.9%Johnson3,747
46.1%Goldwater3,208
0.0%
D+7.7
D+21.8
R+14.8
6,955
R
43.0%Kennedy3,061
57.0%Nixon4,065
0.0%
R+14.1
D+1.2
R+14.3
7,126
R
42.4%Stevenson2,987
57.6%Eisenhower4,063
0.0%
R+15.3
D+21.5
D+0.1
7,050
R
31.6%Stevenson2,220
68.4%Eisenhower4,802
0.0%
R+36.8
R+37.2
R+26.0
7,022
D
49.8%Truman2,932
49.3%Dewey2,904
1.0%
D+0.5
D+17.3
R+4.0
5,893
R
41.6%Roosevelt2,359
58.4%Dewey3,313
0.0%
R+16.8
R+1.4
R+24.3
5,672
R
42.3%Roosevelt3,064
57.7%Willkie4,179
0.0%
R+15.4
R+37.5
R+25.3
7,243
D
58.5%Roosevelt4,349
36.3%Landon2,702
5.2%
D+22.1
R+26.0
R+2.1
7,438
D
73.3%Roosevelt4,930
25.2%Hoover1,693
1.6%
D+48.1
D+50.3
D+30.3
6,730
R
48.7%Smith2,841
50.9%Hoover2,971
0.5%
R+2.2
D+19.2
D+15.2
5,839
O
18.3%Davis693
39.8%Coolidge1,504
41.9%
La Follette +2.1
D+12.6
D+3.7
3,781
R
27.7%Cox1,147
61.8%Harding2,555
10.4%
R+34.1
R+34.4
R+7.9
4,134
D
49.0%Wilson1,438
48.7%Hughes1,429
2.4%
D+0.3
R+43.7
R+2.8
2,937
O
44.0%Wilson1,289
0.0%Taft0
56.0%
Roosevelt +12.0
D+62.2
D+24.5
2,928
R
38.6%Bryan1,118
56.8%Taft1,644
4.6%
R+18.2
D+23.2
R+8.6
2,894
R
27.6%Parker788
69.0%Roosevelt1,968
3.3%
R+41.4
R+28.8
R+21.7
2,851
R
43.1%Bryan1,268
55.7%McKinley1,639
1.1%
R+12.6
R+9.3
R+5.1
2,940
R
48.0%Bryan1,330
51.4%McKinley1,423
0.6%
R+3.4
D+40.1
D+2.7
2,769
R
10.6%Cleveland228
54.0%Harrison1,166
35.5%
R+43.4
—
R+45.1
2,160
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
27.8%2,462
68.3%6,051
8,853
2020
R
35.5%3,848
64.5%6,994
10,842
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+32.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+25.5
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 6.8 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Yankton, SD in Yankton, SD: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+40
2012
+44
2013
−3
2014
−42
2015
−32
2016
−88
2017
−52
2018
+53
2019
+2
2021
+56
2022
+44
2023
+77
2024
−23
2025
+19
Yankton, SD sits in the Northern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 43.4 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.
A population of 23,414, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,821 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Aberdeen, SD and Spirit Lake, IA.
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In 2024, Yankton, SD, South Dakota voted Republican by 25.5 points (R+25.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,832 votes cast, 3,883 went Democratic and 6,650 went Republican.
When did Yankton, SD, South Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Yankton, SD, South Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Yankton, SD, South Dakota?
Yankton, SD, South Dakota has a population of 23,414 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Yankton, SD, South Dakota?
Median household income in Yankton, SD, South Dakota is $72,821 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Yankton, SD, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Yankton, SD, South Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
