state house districtSouth Dakota 7th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+16.6
2008D+5.6
2012R+3.2
2016R+14.7
2020R+13.0
2024R+17.4
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 9.6% of 21,000 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
807
1,158
52
2,017
21,000
9.6%
2020
825
1,080
62
1,967
20,892†
9.4%
2016
659
911
142
1,712
20,216†
8.5%
2012
787
840
48
1,674
19,825†
8.4%
2008
973
868
41
1,883
18,454†
10.2%
2004
735
1,035
36
1,806
17,083†
10.6%
† 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.
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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 7South DakotaUnited States
German38.1%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian14.3%10.4%—
Irish10.3%9.9%9.4%
English7.3%7.7%9.5%
Dutch5.0%3.4%—
Swedish2.4%2.5%—
Danish2.3%0.8%—
American1.5%4.4%5.3%
Mexican1.4%2.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.5%0.5%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Asian Indian1.3%0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.8%—1.3%
Nepalese0.6%——
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Ethiopian1.4%0.3%—
African American†0.5%1.1%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
South African0.2%——
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 7
South Dakota
United States
Median age
25.5
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
24.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD HD 7
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$66,230
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.1%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
42.5%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD HD 7
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.7%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
2.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.8%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.9%
0.4%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD HD 7
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 7th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−42.4%
1896
+0.9%
1900
−20.9%
1904
−64.1%
1908
−41.7%
1912
+31.0%
1916
−8.0%
1920
−54.4%
1924
−38.2%
1928
−40.7%
1932
+0.2%
1936
−10.0%
1940
−30.4%
1944
−33.2%
1948
−15.4%
1952
−52.6%
1956
−33.8%
1960
−31.5%
1964
+6.3%
1968
−18.2%
1972
−4.9%
1976
−5.9%
1980
−16.3%
1984
−24.0%
1988
−5.2%
1992
−0.4%
1996
−0.1%
2000
−15.2%
2004
−16.6%
2008
+5.6%
2012
−3.2%
2016
−14.7%
2020
−13.0%
2024
−17.4%
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
40.0%Harris807
57.4%Trump1,158
2.6%
R+17.4
R+4.4
R+15.9
2,017
R
41.9%Biden825
54.9%Trump1,080
3.2%
R+13.0
D+1.8
R+17.4
1,967
R
38.5%Clinton659
53.2%Trump911
8.3%
R+14.7
R+11.6
R+16.8
1,712
R
47.0%Obama787
50.2%Romney840
2.8%
R+3.2
R+8.7
R+7.0
1,674
D
51.7%Obama973
46.1%McCain868
2.2%
D+5.6
D+22.2
R+1.7
1,883
R
40.7%Kerry735
57.3%Bush1,035
2.0%
R+16.6
R+1.4
R+14.2
1,806
R
41.4%Gore614
56.6%Bush839
2.0%
R+15.2
R+15.1
R+15.7
1,483
R
45.3%Clinton689
45.3%Dole690
9.4%
R+0.1
D+0.4
R+8.6
1,522
R
38.7%Clinton627
39.1%Bush634
22.2%
R+0.4
D+4.7
R+6.0
1,621
R
47.2%Dukakis656
52.3%Bush728
0.5%
R+5.2
D+18.8
D+2.6
1,391
R
37.8%Mondale552
61.8%Reagan902
0.4%
R+24.0
R+7.7
R+5.8
1,460
R
35.8%Carter531
52.1%Reagan773
12.1%
R+16.3
R+10.4
R+6.6
1,483
R
46.8%Carter633
52.7%Ford713
0.6%
R+5.9
R+1.1
R+8.0
1,354
R
47.4%McGovern635
52.3%Nixon700
0.3%
R+4.9
D+13.4
D+18.3
1,339
R
39.6%Humphrey432
57.8%Nixon631
2.6%
R+18.2
R+24.5
R+17.5
1,091
D
53.2%Johnson566
46.9%Goldwater499
0.0%
D+6.3
D+37.8
R+16.3
1,064
R
34.3%Kennedy402
65.7%Nixon771
0.0%
R+31.5
D+2.3
R+31.6
1,173
R
33.1%Stevenson354
66.9%Eisenhower715
0.0%
R+33.8
D+18.8
R+18.4
1,068
R
23.7%Stevenson251
76.3%Eisenhower809
0.0%
R+52.6
R+37.2
R+41.9
1,060
R
42.0%Truman393
57.4%Dewey537
0.5%
R+15.4
D+17.8
R+19.9
935
R
33.4%Roosevelt280
66.6%Dewey558
0.0%
R+33.2
R+2.7
R+40.7
838
R
34.8%Roosevelt361
65.2%Willkie677
0.0%
R+30.4
R+20.4
R+40.4
1,038
R
43.3%Roosevelt427
53.3%Landon526
3.3%
R+10.0
R+10.3
R+34.3
986
D
49.2%Roosevelt438
48.9%Hoover436
1.9%
D+0.2
D+40.9
R+17.6
891
R
29.3%Smith259
70.0%Hoover619
0.7%
R+40.7
R+2.6
R+23.3
884
R
10.4%Davis136
48.5%Coolidge636
41.1%
R+38.2
D+16.3
R+13.0
1,310
R
14.1%Cox76
68.5%Harding370
17.4%
R+54.4
R+46.5
R+28.3
540
R
43.8%Wilson187
51.8%Hughes221
4.4%
R+8.0
R+38.9
R+11.1
427
O
31.0%Wilson100
0.0%Taft0
69.0%
Roosevelt +38.1
D+72.6
D+11.4
323
R
21.9%Bryan79
63.6%Taft229
14.4%
R+41.7
D+22.5
R+32.1
360
R
12.2%Parker48
76.3%Roosevelt300
11.5%
R+64.1
R+43.2
R+44.5
393
R
36.3%Bryan146
57.2%McKinley230
6.5%
R+20.9
R+21.8
R+13.3
402
D
49.7%Bryan174
48.9%McKinley171
1.4%
D+0.9
D+43.3
D+6.9
350
R
9.2%Cleveland26
51.6%Harrison146
39.2%
R+42.4
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R+44.1
283
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current representation
Current officeholders
RMellissa HeermannState House · 7
RRoger DeGrootState House · 7
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+17.4, against D+5.6 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. About 4,770 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 64.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.4 points.
A population of 26,511, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,230 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 42 and State House District 12.
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How did South Dakota 7th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 7th State House District voted Republican by 17.4 points (R+17.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,017 votes cast, 807 went Democratic and 1,158 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 7th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 7th State House District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in South Dakota 7th State House District?
South Dakota 7th State House District has a population of 26,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 7th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 7th State House District is $66,230 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 7th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 7th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
