state house districtSouth Dakota 8th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+16.3
2008D+2.6
2012R+7.4
2016R+22.0
2020R+21.2
2024R+25.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 100%+ of 19,643 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
8,146
13,906
522
22,573
19,643
100%+
2020
8,431
13,142
600
22,173
20,212†
100%+
2016
7,464
12,126
1,575
21,166
19,670†
100%+
2012
9,244
10,765
533
20,541
19,156†
100%+
2008
11,034
10,458
498
21,989
18,633†
100%+
2004
8,899
12,446
435
21,780
18,110†
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 8South DakotaUnited States
German39.8%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian16.2%10.4%—
Irish11.3%9.9%9.4%
English7.7%7.7%9.5%
Dutch4.5%3.4%—
Swedish2.8%2.5%—
American2.7%4.4%5.3%
Danish2.5%0.8%—
Mexican2.0%2.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.4%0.5%0.5%
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 8
South Dakota
United States
Median age
42
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
18.7%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD HD 8
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$78,192
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.6%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD HD 8
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.6%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
2.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
0.4%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD HD 8
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 8th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−34.1%
1896
+5.0%
1900
−15.4%
1904
−59.7%
1908
−31.4%
1912
+34.8%
1916
−9.9%
1920
−52.2%
1924
−39.8%
1928
−34.8%
1932
+14.0%
1936
−7.5%
1940
−33.8%
1944
−31.5%
1948
−15.0%
1952
−49.2%
1956
−25.8%
1960
−24.6%
1964
+8.0%
1968
−13.7%
1972
−4.5%
1976
+0.9%
1980
−18.9%
1984
−19.3%
1988
−1.2%
1992
+3.6%
1996
+3.9%
2000
−13.9%
2004
−16.3%
2008
+2.6%
2012
−7.4%
2016
−22.0%
2020
−21.2%
2024
−25.5%
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
36.1%Harris8,146
61.6%Trump13,906
2.3%
R+25.5
R+4.3
R+24.0
22,573
R
38.0%Biden8,431
59.3%Trump13,142
2.7%
R+21.2
D+0.8
R+25.7
22,173
R
35.3%Clinton7,464
57.3%Trump12,126
7.4%
R+22.0
R+14.6
R+24.1
21,166
R
45.0%Obama9,244
52.4%Romney10,765
2.6%
R+7.4
R+10.0
R+11.3
20,541
D
50.2%Obama11,034
47.6%McCain10,458
2.3%
D+2.6
D+18.9
R+4.7
21,989
R
40.9%Kerry8,899
57.1%Bush12,446
2.0%
R+16.3
R+2.4
R+13.8
21,780
R
42.0%Gore7,736
55.9%Bush10,296
2.0%
R+13.9
R+17.8
R+14.4
18,407
D
46.7%Clinton8,897
42.7%Dole8,147
10.6%
D+3.9
D+0.3
R+4.6
19,066
D
40.4%Clinton8,238
36.8%Bush7,506
22.8%
D+3.6
D+4.8
R+2.0
20,397
R
49.1%Dukakis9,112
50.4%Bush9,341
0.5%
R+1.2
D+18.0
D+6.5
18,544
R
40.2%Mondale7,931
59.4%Reagan11,738
0.4%
R+19.3
R+0.4
R+1.1
19,751
R
35.5%Carter7,417
54.4%Reagan11,372
10.2%
R+18.9
R+19.8
R+9.2
20,916
D
50.2%Carter9,789
49.3%Ford9,619
0.5%
D+0.9
D+5.4
R+1.2
19,499
R
47.6%McGovern9,668
52.1%Nixon10,579
0.3%
R+4.5
D+9.2
D+18.7
20,306
R
41.6%Humphrey7,572
55.2%Nixon10,066
3.2%
R+13.7
R+21.7
R+13.0
18,223
D
54.0%Johnson9,979
46.0%Goldwater8,502
0.0%
D+8.0
D+32.6
R+14.6
18,481
R
37.7%Kennedy7,540
62.3%Nixon12,462
0.0%
R+24.6
D+1.2
R+24.8
20,002
R
37.1%Stevenson7,139
62.9%Eisenhower12,095
0.0%
R+25.8
D+23.4
R+10.4
19,234
R
25.4%Stevenson4,939
74.6%Eisenhower14,494
0.0%
R+49.2
R+34.2
R+38.4
19,433
R
42.0%Truman7,058
57.0%Dewey9,570
1.0%
R+15.0
D+16.6
R+19.4
16,797
R
34.2%Roosevelt5,376
65.8%Dewey10,326
0.0%
R+31.5
D+2.3
R+39.0
15,701
R
33.1%Roosevelt6,809
66.9%Willkie13,767
0.0%
R+33.8
R+26.3
R+43.8
20,575
R
44.2%Roosevelt8,954
51.7%Landon10,483
4.2%
R+7.5
R+21.6
R+31.8
20,280
D
56.0%Roosevelt10,597
42.0%Hoover7,943
2.0%
D+14.0
D+48.9
R+3.8
18,917
R
32.3%Smith5,839
67.2%Hoover12,127
0.5%
R+34.8
D+5.0
R+17.4
18,055
R
9.6%Davis1,753
49.4%Coolidge9,008
41.0%
R+39.8
D+12.4
R+14.6
18,234
R
15.6%Cox1,895
67.8%Harding8,225
16.6%
R+52.2
R+42.2
R+26.0
12,133
R
42.8%Wilson4,034
52.7%Hughes4,969
4.5%
R+9.9
R+44.8
R+13.1
9,423
O
34.8%Wilson2,628
0.0%Taft0
65.2%
Roosevelt +30.3
D+66.3
D+15.3
7,541
R
30.2%Bryan2,527
61.7%Taft5,154
8.1%
R+31.4
D+28.3
R+21.9
8,359
R
15.5%Parker1,294
75.2%Roosevelt6,268
9.2%
R+59.7
R+44.3
R+40.0
8,332
R
40.4%Bryan3,272
55.8%McKinley4,515
3.7%
R+15.4
R+20.3
R+7.8
8,090
D
51.9%Bryan3,736
47.0%McKinley3,378
1.1%
D+5.0
D+39.1
D+11.1
7,193
R
11.7%Cleveland770
45.8%Harrison3,023
42.5%
R+34.1
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R+35.8
6,598
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current representation
Current officeholders
RTim ReischState House · 8
RTim WalburgState House · 8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 36 points, this district consistently delivers outsized Republican margins, reflecting the rural, small-town character common to much of western South Dakota.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.
A population of 26,279, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,192 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 4B and State House District 24.
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How did South Dakota 8th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 8th State House District voted Republican by 25.5 points (R+25.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,573 votes cast, 8,146 went Democratic and 13,906 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 8th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 8th State House District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in South Dakota 8th State House District?
South Dakota 8th State House District has a population of 26,279 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 8th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 8th State House District is $78,192 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 8th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 8th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
