state house districtSouth Dakota 22nd State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+18.6
2008R+6.3
2012R+16.8
2016R+36.0
2020R+37.6
2024R+40.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 58.0% of 18,082 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
3,014
7,225
248
10,488
18,082
58.0%
2020
3,185
7,164
234
10,584
17,159†
61.7%
2016
2,904
6,518
605
10,028
17,378†
57.7%
2012
4,312
6,096
231
10,639
17,544†
60.6%
2008
5,196
5,910
234
11,340
17,594†
64.5%
2004
5,082
7,440
160
12,682
17,645†
71.9%
† 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 22South DakotaUnited States
German36.2%33.1%12.5%
Irish8.3%9.9%9.4%
Norwegian8.0%10.4%—
English7.5%7.7%9.5%
American5.6%4.4%5.3%
Swedish2.8%2.5%—
Dutch2.8%3.4%—
French1.7%—1.6%
Mexican5.7%2.6%11.3%
Guatemalan2.6%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican1.4%0.4%1.8%
Spanish0.5%——
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Peruvian0.2%——
Burmese5.0%0.2%—
Vietnamese1.0%—0.6%
Hmong1.0%——
Filipino0.8%0.2%0.9%
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 22
South Dakota
United States
Median age
39.3
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD HD 22
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$68,110
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD HD 22
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.3%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.6%
2.6%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.6%
0.8%
0.5%
Vietnamese
1.0%
0.1%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
4.3%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD HD 22
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 22nd State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−42.9%
1896
−1.6%
1900
−14.6%
1904
−55.9%
1908
−23.3%
1912
+44.9%
1916
+1.2%
1920
−42.8%
1924
−42.2%
1928
−23.3%
1932
+30.2%
1936
+28.1%
1940
+5.3%
1944
+0.1%
1948
+7.9%
1952
−31.0%
1956
−3.3%
1960
−13.5%
1964
+20.0%
1968
+11.0%
1972
−12.1%
1976
+4.9%
1980
−25.6%
1984
−24.2%
1988
−0.0%
1992
+5.6%
1996
+2.3%
2000
−16.7%
2004
−18.6%
2008
−6.3%
2012
−16.8%
2016
−36.0%
2020
−37.6%
2024
−40.2%
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
28.7%Harris3,014
68.9%Trump7,225
2.4%
R+40.2
R+2.6
R+38.7
10,488
R
30.1%Biden3,185
67.7%Trump7,164
2.2%
R+37.6
R+1.6
R+42.0
10,584
R
29.0%Clinton2,904
65.0%Trump6,518
6.0%
R+36.0
R+19.3
R+38.1
10,028
R
40.5%Obama4,312
57.3%Romney6,096
2.2%
R+16.8
R+10.5
R+20.6
10,639
R
45.8%Obama5,196
52.1%McCain5,910
2.1%
R+6.3
D+12.3
R+13.6
11,340
R
40.1%Kerry5,082
58.7%Bush7,440
1.3%
R+18.6
R+1.9
R+16.1
12,682
R
40.6%Gore4,635
57.3%Bush6,538
2.1%
R+16.7
R+19.0
R+17.2
11,411
D
45.8%Clinton5,796
43.5%Dole5,504
10.8%
D+2.3
R+3.3
R+6.2
12,662
D
42.4%Clinton5,804
36.8%Bush5,038
20.8%
D+5.6
D+5.6
±0.0
13,685
R
49.7%Dukakis6,808
49.7%Bush6,809
0.5%
R+0.01
D+24.2
D+7.7
13,688
R
37.8%Mondale5,379
61.9%Reagan8,824
0.3%
R+24.2
D+1.4
R+6.0
14,246
R
33.8%Carter5,235
59.4%Reagan9,197
6.7%
R+25.6
R+30.5
R+15.9
15,473
D
52.1%Carter7,749
47.3%Ford7,027
0.6%
D+4.9
D+17.0
D+2.8
14,867
R
43.8%McGovern6,864
55.9%Nixon8,766
0.2%
R+12.1
R+23.2
D+11.0
15,669
D
53.9%Humphrey8,270
42.8%Nixon6,576
3.3%
D+11.0
R+8.9
D+11.7
15,352
D
60.0%Johnson9,414
40.0%Goldwater6,282
0.0%
D+20.0
D+33.4
R+2.6
15,696
R
43.3%Kennedy6,901
56.7%Nixon9,054
0.0%
R+13.5
R+10.2
R+13.7
15,955
R
48.3%Stevenson7,767
51.7%Eisenhower8,299
0.0%
R+3.3
D+27.7
D+12.1
16,065
R
34.5%Stevenson5,624
65.5%Eisenhower10,675
0.0%
R+31.0
R+38.9
R+20.2
16,299
D
53.5%Truman7,361
45.5%Dewey6,271
1.0%
D+7.9
D+7.8
D+3.4
13,769
D
50.1%Roosevelt6,349
49.9%Dewey6,331
0.0%
D+0.1
R+5.1
R+7.4
12,680
D
52.6%Roosevelt8,686
47.4%Willkie7,813
0.0%
D+5.3
R+22.8
R+4.7
16,499
D
62.6%Roosevelt9,786
34.5%Landon5,389
2.9%
D+28.1
R+2.1
D+3.9
15,634
D
64.3%Roosevelt10,779
34.1%Hoover5,717
1.6%
D+30.2
D+53.4
D+12.4
16,772
R
38.1%Smith5,871
61.4%Hoover9,452
0.5%
R+23.3
D+19.0
R+5.8
15,394
R
13.0%Davis1,506
55.3%Coolidge6,389
31.7%
R+42.2
D+0.5
R+17.1
11,559
R
17.8%Cox1,790
60.5%Harding6,097
21.7%
R+42.8
R+44.0
R+16.6
10,070
D
48.6%Wilson3,637
47.4%Hughes3,548
3.9%
D+1.2
R+43.7
R+2.0
7,478
O
44.9%Wilson2,934
0.0%Taft0
55.1%
Roosevelt +10.2
D+68.2
D+25.3
6,537
R
35.7%Bryan2,328
59.1%Taft3,850
5.2%
R+23.3
D+32.5
R+13.8
6,519
R
18.3%Parker1,036
74.2%Roosevelt4,204
7.6%
R+55.9
R+41.2
R+36.2
5,669
R
41.3%Bryan2,140
55.9%McKinley2,899
2.8%
R+14.6
R+13.1
R+7.1
5,186
R
48.7%Bryan2,126
50.3%McKinley2,195
1.0%
R+1.6
D+41.3
D+4.5
4,364
R
9.6%Cleveland413
52.6%Harrison2,251
37.8%
R+42.9
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R+44.6
4,283
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current representation
Current officeholders
RKevin Van DiepenState House · 22
RLana GreenfieldState House · 22
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+40, this district of roughly 26,000 residents sits well outside competitive range, making candidate quality and primary dynamics the primary electoral variables.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.9 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.2 points.
A population of 25,958, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,110 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 21A and State House District 20.
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How did South Dakota 22nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 22nd State House District voted Republican by 40.2 points (R+40.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,488 votes cast, 3,014 went Democratic and 7,225 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 22nd State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 22nd State House District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in South Dakota 22nd State House District?
South Dakota 22nd State House District has a population of 25,958 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 22nd State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 22nd State House District is $68,110 — below the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 22nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 22nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
