state house districtSouth Dakota 4th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+21.9
2008R+6.9
2012R+17.7
2016R+40.8
2020R+42.4
2024R+45.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 100%+ of 19,055 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
5,795
15,962
507
22,264
19,055
100%+
2020
6,090
15,439
517
22,046
18,351†
100%+
2016
5,256
13,353
1,233
19,842
18,498†
100%+
2012
8,050
11,602
442
20,095
18,318†
100%+
2008
9,551
11,011
477
21,039
17,742†
100%+
2004
8,652
13,599
321
22,572
17,165†
100%+
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003. Election totals and ACS CVAP use different vintages; the resulting turnout can exceed 100%.
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D+60R+60
18922024
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
GroupSD HD 4South DakotaUnited States
German40.0%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian16.9%10.4%—
Irish7.9%9.9%9.4%
English5.8%7.7%9.5%
American4.4%4.4%5.3%
Swedish3.4%2.5%—
Dutch3.3%3.4%—
Polish1.7%—2.2%
Mexican2.9%2.6%11.3%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
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
SD HD 4
South Dakota
United States
Median age
41.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD HD 4
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$79,149
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.6%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD HD 4
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.2%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
2.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.6%
0.8%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD HD 4
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.
South Dakota 4th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−31.8%
1896
−6.5%
1900
−23.9%
1904
−57.3%
1908
−33.7%
1912
+37.0%
1916
−13.3%
1920
−47.5%
1924
−39.1%
1928
−20.1%
1932
+27.6%
1936
+6.3%
1940
−18.6%
1944
−16.4%
1948
+2.4%
1952
−37.0%
1956
−14.4%
1960
−15.5%
1964
+13.7%
1968
−5.4%
1972
−3.6%
1976
+4.1%
1980
−27.9%
1984
−26.3%
1988
−3.5%
1992
−2.2%
1996
−1.2%
2000
−21.8%
2004
−21.9%
2008
−6.9%
2012
−17.7%
2016
−40.8%
2020
−42.4%
2024
−45.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 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
26.0%Harris5,795
71.7%Trump15,962
2.3%
R+45.7
R+3.3
R+44.2
22,264
R
27.6%Biden6,090
70.0%Trump15,439
2.3%
R+42.4
R+1.6
R+46.9
22,046
R
26.5%Clinton5,256
67.3%Trump13,353
6.2%
R+40.8
R+23.1
R+42.9
19,842
R
40.1%Obama8,050
57.7%Romney11,602
2.2%
R+17.7
R+10.7
R+21.5
20,095
R
45.4%Obama9,551
52.3%McCain11,011
2.3%
R+6.9
D+15.0
R+14.2
21,039
R
38.3%Kerry8,652
60.2%Bush13,599
1.4%
R+21.9
R+0.1
R+19.5
22,572
R
37.9%Gore7,650
59.7%Bush12,054
2.4%
R+21.8
R+20.6
R+22.3
20,192
R
43.4%Clinton8,974
44.5%Dole9,216
12.1%
R+1.2
D+1.0
R+9.7
20,697
R
34.4%Clinton7,133
36.6%Bush7,592
29.1%
R+2.2
D+1.3
R+7.8
20,759
R
47.8%Dukakis9,534
51.3%Bush10,224
0.9%
R+3.5
D+22.8
D+4.3
19,930
R
36.6%Mondale7,513
62.9%Reagan12,902
0.4%
R+26.3
D+1.6
R+8.1
20,502
R
32.6%Carter7,062
60.5%Reagan13,116
6.9%
R+27.9
R+32.1
R+18.2
21,676
D
51.9%Carter10,688
47.7%Ford9,834
0.4%
D+4.1
D+7.7
D+2.1
20,595
R
48.1%McGovern10,220
51.7%Nixon10,986
0.3%
R+3.6
D+1.8
D+19.6
21,267
R
45.1%Humphrey9,094
50.5%Nixon10,179
4.4%
R+5.4
R+19.1
R+4.7
20,156
D
56.8%Johnson12,081
43.2%Goldwater9,175
0.0%
D+13.7
D+29.1
R+8.9
21,256
R
42.3%Kennedy9,701
57.7%Nixon13,252
0.0%
R+15.5
R+1.1
R+15.6
22,953
R
42.8%Stevenson9,610
57.2%Eisenhower12,844
0.0%
R+14.4
D+22.6
D+1.0
22,454
R
31.5%Stevenson7,075
68.5%Eisenhower15,386
0.0%
R+37.0
R+39.4
R+26.2
22,462
D
50.7%Truman9,838
48.2%Dewey9,367
1.1%
D+2.4
D+18.8
R+2.1
19,418
R
41.8%Roosevelt7,739
58.2%Dewey10,780
0.0%
R+16.4
D+2.2
R+23.9
18,519
R
40.7%Roosevelt9,497
59.3%Willkie13,833
0.0%
R+18.6
R+24.9
R+28.5
23,330
D
51.4%Roosevelt10,963
45.0%Landon9,611
3.6%
D+6.3
R+21.2
R+17.9
21,341
D
63.0%Roosevelt13,325
35.4%Hoover7,492
1.6%
D+27.6
D+47.7
D+9.8
21,163
R
39.4%Smith8,004
59.6%Hoover12,090
1.0%
R+20.1
D+18.9
R+2.7
20,291
R
9.8%Davis1,385
48.8%Coolidge6,932
41.4%
R+39.1
D+8.5
R+13.9
14,197
R
13.9%Cox1,982
61.5%Harding8,748
24.6%
R+47.5
R+34.2
R+21.3
14,235
R
41.3%Wilson4,181
54.6%Hughes5,527
4.0%
R+13.3
R+50.3
R+16.4
10,116
O
37.0%Wilson3,124
0.0%Taft0
63.0%
Roosevelt +26.0
D+70.7
D+17.5
8,444
R
30.1%Bryan2,756
63.8%Taft5,840
6.1%
R+33.7
D+23.6
R+24.2
9,150
R
18.4%Parker1,698
75.7%Roosevelt6,980
5.8%
R+57.3
R+33.4
R+37.6
9,216
R
36.6%Bryan3,292
60.5%McKinley5,438
2.9%
R+23.9
R+17.4
R+16.3
8,992
R
46.2%Bryan3,580
52.7%McKinley4,083
1.1%
R+6.5
D+25.3
R+0.4
7,751
R
15.4%Cleveland975
47.2%Harrison2,988
37.4%
R+31.8
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R+33.5
6,330
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current representation
Current officeholders
RDylan JordanState House · 4
RKent RoeState House · 4
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+45.7 in 2024 and R+6.9 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. The district had about 46,400 residents, 89.7% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 57.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.7 points.
A population of 26,575, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,149 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 5 and State House District 21A.
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How did South Dakota 4th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 4th State House District voted Republican by 45.7 points (R+45.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,264 votes cast, 5,795 went Democratic and 15,962 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 4th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 4th State House District voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in South Dakota 4th State House District?
South Dakota 4th State House District has a population of 26,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 4th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 4th State House District is $79,149 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 4th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 4th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
