University town anchoring the southeastern corner of South Dakota
Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion skews younger and more educated than most of the state, producing vote margins that diverge noticeably from surrounding Clay County's rural precincts.
| Group | Vermillion, SD | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 88.9% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 3.2% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(4) | 2.4% | 6.0% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.2% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(5) | 2.1% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 1.3% | 12.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +9.0pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.5% | 46.3% | — | — | |
| 9.6% | 28.5% | — | — | |
| 5.0% | 15.0% | — | — | |
| 3.4% | 10.2% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 2.4% | 7.2% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 66.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Vermillion, SD metro area? 56,216 residents across 4 counties.
44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 11pp above the national average. Places with similar education levels vote D+16 on average nationally.
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+10.2 | D+11.1 | 21.3pp |