state house districtSouth Dakota 34th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+35.1
2008R+21.1
2012R+29.5
2016R+32.9
2020R+25.1
2024R+26.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 3.7% of 20,246 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
264
462
20
746
20,246
3.7%
2020
272
462
24
758
19,795†
3.8%
2016
186
393
51
630
18,725†
3.4%
2012
199
372
15
586
17,489†
3.4%
2008
235
364
12
610
16,627†
3.7%
2004
187
395
10
593
15,766†
3.8%
† 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 34South DakotaUnited States
German31.5%33.1%12.5%
Irish14.6%9.9%9.4%
English12.9%7.7%9.5%
Norwegian8.5%10.4%—
American3.9%4.4%5.3%
French2.9%—1.6%
Italian2.7%—4.8%
Swedish2.7%2.5%—
Oglala Sioux2.9%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.8%1.1%—
Mexican2.5%2.6%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.4%1.8%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.0%1.1%9.9%
Filipino0.5%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
Burmese0.2%0.2%—
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 34
South Dakota
United States
Median age
42
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD HD 34
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$81,105
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.1%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.6%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD HD 34
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
2.6%
13.6%
Other languages
1.1%
1.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD HD 34
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 34th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−44.0%
1896
+16.7%
1900
−9.1%
1904
−45.5%
1908
−17.9%
1912
+48.4%
1916
+8.8%
1920
−34.0%
1924
−47.0%
1928
−34.1%
1932
+17.1%
1936
+10.1%
1940
−15.2%
1944
−19.8%
1948
−12.7%
1952
−42.2%
1956
−34.4%
1960
−20.6%
1964
+4.8%
1968
−13.4%
1972
−22.8%
1976
−13.7%
1980
−41.9%
1984
−45.1%
1988
−23.4%
1992
−18.5%
1996
−18.2%
2000
−37.1%
2004
−35.1%
2008
−21.1%
2012
−29.5%
2016
−32.9%
2020
−25.1%
2024
−26.5%
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
35.4%Harris264
61.9%Trump462
2.7%
R+26.5
R+1.5
R+25.1
746
R
35.9%Biden272
60.9%Trump462
3.2%
R+25.1
D+7.8
R+29.5
758
R
29.5%Clinton186
62.4%Trump393
8.1%
R+32.9
R+3.3
R+34.9
630
R
34.0%Obama199
63.5%Romney372
2.6%
R+29.5
R+8.4
R+33.4
586
R
38.5%Obama235
59.7%McCain364
1.8%
R+21.1
D+13.9
R+28.4
610
R
31.5%Kerry187
66.6%Bush395
1.9%
R+35.1
D+2.1
R+32.6
593
R
30.5%Gore147
67.6%Bush326
1.9%
R+37.1
R+19.0
R+37.7
482
R
36.1%Clinton169
54.3%Dole254
9.6%
R+18.2
D+0.3
R+26.7
468
R
29.4%Clinton146
47.9%Bush238
22.7%
R+18.5
D+4.9
R+24.1
497
R
37.9%Dukakis159
61.3%Bush257
0.7%
R+23.4
D+21.7
R+15.7
419
R
26.9%Mondale108
72.1%Reagan289
1.0%
R+45.1
R+3.2
R+26.9
401
R
25.3%Carter94
67.2%Reagan250
7.5%
R+41.9
R+28.2
R+32.2
372
R
42.5%Carter133
56.2%Ford176
1.3%
R+13.7
D+9.1
R+15.8
313
R
38.4%McGovern113
61.2%Nixon180
0.3%
R+22.8
R+9.4
D+0.4
294
R
40.2%Humphrey96
53.6%Nixon128
6.3%
R+13.4
R+18.2
R+12.7
239
D
52.4%Johnson130
47.6%Goldwater118
0.0%
D+4.8
D+25.4
R+17.7
248
R
39.9%Kennedy99
60.5%Nixon150
0.0%
R+20.6
D+13.9
R+20.7
248
R
32.6%Stevenson70
67.0%Eisenhower144
0.5%
R+34.4
D+7.7
R+19.0
215
R
28.9%Stevenson59
71.1%Eisenhower145
0.0%
R+42.2
R+29.5
R+31.4
204
R
43.3%Truman65
56.0%Dewey84
0.7%
R+12.7
D+7.2
R+17.1
150
R
39.7%Roosevelt46
59.5%Dewey69
0.9%
R+19.8
R+4.6
R+27.3
116
R
42.4%Roosevelt64
57.6%Willkie87
0.0%
R+15.2
R+25.4
R+25.2
151
D
52.9%Roosevelt73
42.8%Landon59
4.3%
D+10.1
R+6.9
R+14.1
138
D
58.1%Roosevelt68
41.0%Hoover48
0.9%
D+17.1
D+51.2
R+0.7
117
R
33.0%Smith30
67.0%Hoover61
0.0%
R+34.1
D+12.9
R+16.6
91
R
16.7%Davis11
63.6%Coolidge42
19.7%
R+47.0
R+13.0
R+21.8
66
R
30.2%Cox16
64.2%Harding34
5.7%
R+34.0
R+42.8
R+7.8
53
D
52.9%Wilson18
44.1%Hughes15
2.9%
D+8.8
R+39.6
D+5.7
34
O
48.4%Wilson15
0.0%Taft0
51.6%
Roosevelt +3.2
D+66.3
D+28.8
31
R
38.5%Bryan15
56.4%Taft22
5.1%
R+17.9
D+27.5
R+8.4
39
R
22.7%Parker5
68.2%Roosevelt15
9.1%
R+45.5
R+36.4
R+25.8
22
R
45.5%Bryan10
54.5%McKinley12
0.0%
R+9.1
R+25.8
R+1.5
22
D
58.3%Bryan14
41.7%McKinley10
0.0%
D+16.7
D+60.7
D+22.7
24
R
8.0%Cleveland2
52.0%Harrison13
40.0%
R+44.0
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R+45.7
25
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current representation
Current officeholders
RHeather BaxterState House · 34
RMike DerbyState House · 34
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+26.5, against R+21.1 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. About 1,500 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 47.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.5 points.
A population of 24,132, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,105 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 33 and State House District 35.
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How did South Dakota 34th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 34th State House District voted Republican by 26.5 points (R+26.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 746 votes cast, 264 went Democratic and 462 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 34th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 34th State House District voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in South Dakota 34th State House District?
South Dakota 34th State House District has a population of 24,132 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 34th State House District?
Median household income in South Dakota 34th State House District is $81,105 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 34th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 34th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
