† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupDell RapidsSouth DakotaUnited States
German37.2%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian14.3%10.4%—
Irish12.1%9.9%9.4%
English8.4%7.7%9.5%
Dutch6.6%3.4%—
American5.3%4.4%5.3%
Swedish3.3%2.5%—
Danish2.0%0.8%—
Mexican1.5%2.6%11.3%
Salvadoran0.8%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.6%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
Oglala Sioux0.2%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
Dell Rapids
South Dakota
United States
Median age
39.3
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
3.0%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dell Rapids
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$100,170
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.9%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dell Rapids
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.9%
7.1%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
2.6%
0.8%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dell Rapids
South Dakota
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
44.9%
51.5%
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.
Dell Rapids, South Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−31.4%
2008
−15.2%
2012
−27.0%
2016
−39.5%
2020
−37.3%
2024
−41.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. † 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
28.7%Harris583
69.8%Trump1,418
1.5%
R+41.1
R+3.9
R+39.6
2,031
R
30.3%Biden620
67.5%Trump1,383
2.2%
R+37.3
D+2.2
R+41.7
2,048
R
27.3%Clinton481
66.8%Trump1,177
5.9%
R+39.5
R+12.5
R+41.6
1,762
R
36.1%Obama623
63.1%Romney1,089
0.8%
R+27.0
R+11.8
R+30.9
1,725
R
41.5%Obama769
56.7%McCain1,050
1.8%
R+15.2
D+16.2
R+22.4
1,852
R
33.6%Kerry616
64.9%Bush1,192
1.5%
R+31.4
—
R+28.9
1,836
Dell Rapids sits along the Big Sioux River about 25 miles northeast of Sioux Falls, functioning as a bedroom community whose modest growth tracks broader exurban expansion in Minnehaha County's eastern townships.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.1 points.
A population of 3,905, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,170 describe the city.
In 2024, Dell Rapids, South Dakota voted Republican by 41.1 points (R+41.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,031 votes cast, 583 went Democratic and 1,418 went Republican.
How many people live in Dell Rapids, South Dakota?
Dell Rapids, South Dakota has a population of 3,905 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dell Rapids, South Dakota?
Median household income in Dell Rapids, South Dakota is $100,170 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of Dell Rapids, South Dakota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dell Rapids, South Dakota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
