state senate districtSouth Dakota 11th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+15.3
2008D+0.8
2012R+7.4
2016R+14.7
2020R+9.4
2024R+12.6
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 3.7% of 19,461 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
303
393
17
712
19,461
3.7%
2020
307
373
20
700
18,267†
3.8%
2016
232
319
43
593
17,563†
3.4%
2012
263
306
12
580
16,542†
3.5%
2008
302
297
11
610
17,247†
3.5%
2004
245
335
9
588
17,952†
3.3%
† 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 11South DakotaUnited States
German33.0%33.1%12.5%
Norwegian12.7%10.4%—
Irish10.7%9.9%9.4%
English7.4%7.7%9.5%
Dutch5.9%3.4%—
American4.7%4.4%5.3%
Swedish2.9%2.5%—
Danish1.8%0.8%—
Mexican2.8%2.6%11.3%
Salvadoran1.5%0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan1.2%0.5%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.4%1.8%
Nicaraguan0.2%——
African American†1.7%1.1%9.9%
Ethiopian0.6%0.3%—
African0.5%0.2%0.5%
Liberian0.3%——
Oglala Sioux0.8%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.5%1.1%—
Nepalese0.4%——
Asian Indian0.3%0.2%1.4%
Chinese0.3%—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 11
South Dakota
United States
Median age
37.5
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 11
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$84,278
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.4%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.2%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD SD 11
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 11
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 11th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−40.6%
1896
+5.1%
1900
−17.8%
1904
−56.5%
1908
−32.7%
1912
+43.5%
1916
−11.3%
1920
−44.4%
1924
−45.8%
1928
−33.3%
1932
+10.2%
1936
+3.0%
1940
−15.1%
1944
−15.3%
1948
−8.6%
1952
−43.2%
1956
−26.1%
1960
−21.0%
1964
+11.2%
1968
−9.8%
1972
+0.0%
1976
−2.6%
1980
−12.1%
1984
−12.9%
1988
+4.2%
1992
+3.1%
1996
+3.8%
2000
−10.3%
2004
−15.3%
2008
+0.8%
2012
−7.4%
2016
−14.7%
2020
−9.4%
2024
−12.6%
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
42.6%Harris303
55.2%Trump393
2.2%
R+12.6
R+3.2
R+11.2
712
R
43.9%Biden307
53.3%Trump373
2.9%
R+9.4
D+5.2
R+13.9
700
R
39.1%Clinton232
53.8%Trump319
7.1%
R+14.7
R+7.3
R+16.8
593
R
45.3%Obama263
52.8%Romney306
1.9%
R+7.4
R+8.2
R+11.3
580
D
49.5%Obama302
48.7%McCain297
1.8%
D+0.8
D+16.1
R+6.5
610
R
41.7%Kerry245
57.0%Bush335
1.4%
R+15.3
R+5.0
R+12.8
588
R
44.1%Gore205
54.4%Bush253
1.5%
R+10.3
R+14.2
R+10.8
465
D
48.1%Clinton226
44.3%Dole208
7.7%
D+3.8
D+0.7
R+4.7
470
D
42.4%Clinton205
39.3%Bush190
18.2%
D+3.1
R+1.1
R+2.5
483
D
52.0%Dukakis221
47.8%Bush203
0.2%
D+4.2
D+17.1
D+12.0
425
R
43.4%Mondale175
56.3%Reagan227
0.2%
R+12.9
R+0.9
D+5.3
403
R
39.0%Carter152
51.0%Reagan199
10.0%
R+12.1
R+9.4
R+2.3
390
R
48.4%Carter167
51.0%Ford176
0.6%
R+2.6
R+2.6
R+4.7
345
O
49.9%McGovern170
49.9%Nixon170
0.3%
Tied
D+9.8
D+23.2
341
R
43.7%Humphrey125
53.5%Nixon153
2.8%
R+9.8
R+21.0
R+9.1
286
D
55.6%Johnson159
44.4%Goldwater127
0.0%
D+11.2
D+32.2
R+11.4
286
R
39.5%Kennedy115
60.5%Nixon176
0.0%
R+21.0
D+5.2
R+21.1
291
R
36.9%Stevenson99
63.1%Eisenhower169
0.0%
R+26.1
D+17.1
R+10.7
268
R
28.4%Stevenson71
71.6%Eisenhower179
0.0%
R+43.2
R+34.6
R+32.4
250
R
44.9%Truman89
53.5%Dewey106
1.5%
R+8.6
D+6.7
R+13.1
198
R
42.1%Roosevelt77
57.4%Dewey105
0.5%
R+15.3
R+0.2
R+22.8
183
R
42.5%Roosevelt93
57.5%Willkie126
0.0%
R+15.1
R+18.1
R+25.0
219
D
49.8%Roosevelt100
46.8%Landon94
3.5%
D+3.0
R+7.2
R+21.3
201
D
54.5%Roosevelt96
44.3%Hoover78
1.1%
D+10.2
D+43.6
R+7.6
176
R
33.3%Smith52
66.7%Hoover104
0.0%
R+33.3
D+12.5
R+15.9
156
R
10.0%Davis12
55.8%Coolidge67
34.2%
R+45.8
R+1.4
R+20.7
120
R
19.2%Cox19
63.6%Harding63
17.2%
R+44.4
R+33.2
R+18.3
99
R
41.9%Wilson26
53.2%Hughes33
4.8%
R+11.3
R+54.8
R+14.4
62
O
43.5%Wilson20
0.0%Taft0
56.5%
Roosevelt +15.2
D+76.1
D+23.9
46
R
30.6%Bryan15
63.3%Taft31
6.1%
R+32.7
D+23.9
R+23.1
49
R
17.4%Parker8
73.9%Roosevelt34
8.7%
R+56.5
R+38.7
R+36.9
46
R
40.0%Bryan18
57.8%McKinley26
2.2%
R+17.8
R+22.9
R+10.2
45
D
51.3%Bryan20
46.2%McKinley18
2.6%
D+5.1
D+45.8
D+11.2
39
R
12.5%Cleveland4
53.1%Harrison17
34.4%
R+40.6
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R+42.3
32
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current representation
Current officeholders
RChris KarrState Senate · 11
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+12.6 in 2024 and D+0.8 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. About 1,540 residents lived here as of the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 56.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.6 points.
A population of 25,954, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,278 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 25 and State Senate District 14.
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How did South Dakota 11th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 11th State Senate District voted Republican by 12.6 points (R+12.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 712 votes cast, 303 went Democratic and 393 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 11th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 11th State Senate District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in South Dakota 11th State Senate District?
South Dakota 11th State Senate District has a population of 25,954 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 11th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Dakota 11th State Senate District is $84,278 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 11th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 11th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
