state senate districtSouth Dakota 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+15.3
2008D+0.7
2012R+7.4
2016R+14.6
2020R+9.5
2024R+12.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 51.1% of 19,978 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
4,337
5,631
241
10,209
19,978
51.1%
2020
4,397
5,350
282
10,029
18,753†
53.5%
2016
3,326
4,568
609
8,503
18,029†
47.2%
2012
3,766
4,382
170
8,319
16,982†
49.0%
2008
4,327
4,264
159
8,750
17,706†
49.4%
2004
3,510
4,800
123
8,433
18,429†
45.8%
† 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 SD 9South DakotaUnited States
German33.5%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian12.9%10.4%—
Irish10.9%9.9%9.4%
English7.6%7.7%9.5%
Dutch6.0%3.4%—
American4.8%4.4%5.3%
Swedish3.0%2.5%—
Danish1.8%0.8%—
Mexican2.4%2.6%11.3%
Salvadoran1.2%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan1.0%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
African American†2.3%1.1%9.9%
Ethiopian0.9%0.3%—
African0.7%0.2%0.5%
Liberian0.4%——
Oglala Sioux0.6%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.4%1.1%—
Nepalese0.2%——
Asian Indian0.2%0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.2%—1.3%
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 SD 9
South Dakota
United States
Median age
31.9
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD SD 9
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$84,282
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.9%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.2%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD SD 9
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.3%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.4%
2.6%
13.6%
Other languages
2.8%
1.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD SD 9
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 9th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−40.8%
1896
+4.7%
1900
−16.2%
1904
−56.6%
1908
−33.8%
1912
+42.4%
1916
−10.0%
1920
−43.8%
1924
−46.2%
1928
−33.7%
1932
+10.2%
1936
+2.8%
1940
−15.2%
1944
−15.3%
1948
−8.7%
1952
−43.0%
1956
−26.0%
1960
−21.1%
1964
+11.0%
1968
−9.7%
1972
−0.1%
1976
−2.7%
1980
−12.1%
1984
−12.9%
1988
+4.2%
1992
+3.0%
1996
+3.8%
2000
−10.4%
2004
−15.3%
2008
+0.7%
2012
−7.4%
2016
−14.6%
2020
−9.5%
2024
−12.7%
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
42.5%Harris4,337
55.2%Trump5,631
2.4%
R+12.7
R+3.2
R+11.2
10,209
R
43.8%Biden4,397
53.3%Trump5,350
2.8%
R+9.5
D+5.1
R+14.0
10,029
R
39.1%Clinton3,326
53.7%Trump4,568
7.2%
R+14.6
R+7.2
R+16.7
8,503
R
45.3%Obama3,766
52.7%Romney4,382
2.1%
R+7.4
R+8.1
R+11.3
8,319
D
49.5%Obama4,327
48.7%McCain4,264
1.8%
D+0.7
D+16.0
R+6.6
8,750
R
41.6%Kerry3,510
56.9%Bush4,800
1.5%
R+15.3
R+4.9
R+12.8
8,433
R
44.1%Gore2,937
54.5%Bush3,631
1.5%
R+10.4
R+14.2
R+10.9
6,666
D
48.0%Clinton3,236
44.2%Dole2,980
7.7%
D+3.8
D+0.8
R+4.7
6,735
D
42.4%Clinton2,935
39.3%Bush2,724
18.3%
D+3.0
R+1.2
R+2.5
6,929
D
51.9%Dukakis3,165
47.7%Bush2,907
0.3%
D+4.2
D+17.1
D+12.0
6,093
R
43.3%Mondale2,503
56.3%Reagan3,249
0.4%
R+12.9
R+0.8
D+5.3
5,776
R
38.9%Carter2,173
51.0%Reagan2,852
10.1%
R+12.1
R+9.5
R+2.4
5,592
R
48.4%Carter2,397
51.1%Ford2,529
0.4%
R+2.7
R+2.5
R+4.7
4,948
R
49.8%McGovern2,432
49.9%Nixon2,438
0.3%
R+0.1
D+9.6
D+23.0
4,887
R
43.6%Humphrey1,788
53.3%Nixon2,188
3.1%
R+9.7
R+20.8
R+9.1
4,104
D
55.5%Johnson2,273
44.5%Goldwater1,821
0.0%
D+11.0
D+32.1
R+11.5
4,094
R
39.5%Kennedy1,646
60.5%Nixon2,524
0.0%
R+21.1
D+4.9
R+21.2
4,170
R
37.0%Stevenson1,422
63.0%Eisenhower2,421
0.0%
R+26.0
D+17.0
R+10.6
3,843
R
28.5%Stevenson1,020
71.5%Eisenhower2,559
0.0%
R+43.0
R+34.3
R+32.2
3,579
R
45.0%Truman1,278
53.8%Dewey1,526
1.2%
R+8.7
D+6.6
R+13.2
2,838
R
42.3%Roosevelt1,110
57.7%Dewey1,512
0.0%
R+15.3
R+0.1
R+22.8
2,622
R
42.4%Roosevelt1,332
57.6%Willkie1,810
0.0%
R+15.2
R+18.1
R+25.2
3,142
D
49.7%Roosevelt1,431
46.9%Landon1,349
3.4%
D+2.8
R+7.3
R+21.4
2,879
D
54.4%Roosevelt1,374
44.2%Hoover1,117
1.5%
D+10.2
D+43.9
R+7.6
2,528
R
33.0%Smith739
66.7%Hoover1,493
0.3%
R+33.7
D+12.5
R+16.2
2,238
R
9.7%Davis166
55.9%Coolidge958
34.4%
R+46.2
R+2.4
R+21.1
1,713
R
19.3%Cox275
63.1%Harding900
17.6%
R+43.8
R+33.8
R+17.6
1,426
R
42.6%Wilson380
52.6%Hughes469
4.7%
R+10.0
R+52.4
R+13.1
891
O
42.4%Wilson280
0.0%Taft0
57.6%
Roosevelt +15.2
D+76.2
D+22.9
660
R
30.3%Bryan212
64.1%Taft448
5.6%
R+33.8
D+22.8
R+24.2
699
R
17.4%Parker114
74.0%Roosevelt484
8.6%
R+56.6
R+40.4
R+36.9
654
R
40.8%Bryan265
57.0%McKinley370
2.2%
R+16.2
R+20.8
R+8.6
649
D
51.9%Bryan290
47.2%McKinley264
0.9%
D+4.7
D+45.5
D+10.7
559
R
11.6%Cleveland53
52.4%Harrison240
36.0%
R+40.8
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R+42.5
458
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current representation
Current officeholders
RJoy HohnState Senate · 9
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+12.7, against D+0.7 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. The district had about 22,100 residents, 79.7% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 42.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.
A population of 26,227, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,282 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 2.
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How did South Dakota 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 9th State Senate District voted Republican by 12.7 points (R+12.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,209 votes cast, 4,337 went Democratic and 5,631 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 9th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 9th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in South Dakota 9th State Senate District?
South Dakota 9th State Senate District has a population of 26,227 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Dakota 9th State Senate District is $84,282 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 9th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
