South Dakota's capital anchors a vast, sparsely populated river corridor
Pierre sits at the geographic center of South Dakota along the Missouri River, serving a trade area that stretches hundreds of miles across ranching country. Its small size makes it one of the least-populous state capitals in the nation.
| Group | Pierre, SD | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 84.5% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 9.9% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.4% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(6) | 2.4% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(2) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(2) | 0.3% | 12.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -12.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.8% | 40.0% | — | — | |
| 19.7% | 31.8% | — | — | |
| 15.2% | 24.5% | — | — | |
| 2.3% | 3.8% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.8% | 2.9% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 37.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Pierre, SD metro area? 80,045 residents across 8 counties.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+52.6 | R+28.2 | 24.3pp |