state senate districtSouth Dakota 30th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+34.5
2008R+24.4
2012R+31.8
2016R+38.2
2020R+32.0
2024R+34.6
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 100%+ of 21,163 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
8,173
17,184
653
26,010
21,163
100%+
2020
8,306
16,481
745
25,531
20,546†
100%+
2016
5,856
14,092
1,613
21,561
19,549†
100%+
2012
6,681
13,171
549
20,401
18,626†
100%+
2008
7,764
12,933
489
21,186
18,008†
100%+
2004
6,551
13,671
433
20,654
17,391†
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 SD 30South DakotaUnited States
German32.2%33.1%12.5%
Irish15.5%9.9%9.4%
English13.0%7.7%9.5%
Norwegian8.1%10.4%—
American4.5%4.4%5.3%
Swedish2.5%2.5%—
Italian2.4%—4.8%
French2.0%—1.6%
Oglala Sioux2.0%2.0%—
Rosebud Sioux0.7%1.1%—
Mexican2.2%2.6%11.3%
Spanish0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.4%1.8%
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 SD 30
South Dakota
United States
Median age
52.4
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.4%
18.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
SD SD 30
South Dakota
United States
Median household income
$82,504
$75,081
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.8%
12.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.3%
31.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
SD SD 30
South Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
7.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
2.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
SD SD 30
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 30th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−33.4%
1896
+7.7%
1900
−8.6%
1904
−44.1%
1908
−15.3%
1912
+44.4%
1916
+12.6%
1920
−30.2%
1924
−40.8%
1928
−31.1%
1932
+24.8%
1936
+5.3%
1940
−21.5%
1944
−25.0%
1948
−16.0%
1952
−45.0%
1956
−33.1%
1960
−24.2%
1964
−0.2%
1968
−19.1%
1972
−28.0%
1976
−14.3%
1980
−43.7%
1984
−43.8%
1988
−21.7%
1992
−13.6%
1996
−16.2%
2000
−37.1%
2004
−34.5%
2008
−24.4%
2012
−31.8%
2016
−38.2%
2020
−32.0%
2024
−34.6%
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
31.4%Harris8,173
66.1%Trump17,184
2.5%
R+34.6
R+2.6
R+33.2
26,010
R
32.5%Biden8,306
64.6%Trump16,481
2.9%
R+32.0
D+6.2
R+36.5
25,531
R
27.2%Clinton5,856
65.4%Trump14,092
7.5%
R+38.2
R+6.4
R+40.3
21,561
R
32.7%Obama6,681
64.6%Romney13,171
2.7%
R+31.8
R+7.4
R+35.7
20,401
R
36.6%Obama7,764
61.0%McCain12,933
2.3%
R+24.4
D+10.1
R+31.7
21,186
R
31.7%Kerry6,551
66.2%Bush13,671
2.1%
R+34.5
D+2.6
R+32.0
20,654
R
30.2%Gore5,181
67.3%Bush11,548
2.6%
R+37.1
R+20.9
R+37.6
17,168
R
36.1%Clinton6,034
52.4%Dole8,741
11.5%
R+16.2
R+2.6
R+24.7
16,692
R
31.7%Clinton5,582
45.3%Bush7,975
22.9%
R+13.6
D+8.1
R+19.2
17,592
R
38.7%Dukakis5,916
60.4%Bush9,234
0.9%
R+21.7
D+22.1
R+14.0
15,284
R
27.8%Mondale4,280
71.6%Reagan11,034
0.7%
R+43.8
R+0.1
R+25.6
15,419
R
24.7%Carter3,670
68.4%Reagan10,169
6.9%
R+43.7
R+29.4
R+34.0
14,865
R
42.3%Carter5,329
56.6%Ford7,132
1.2%
R+14.3
D+13.7
R+16.4
12,610
R
35.8%McGovern4,294
63.8%Nixon7,647
0.5%
R+28.0
R+8.8
R+4.8
11,995
R
36.5%Humphrey3,723
55.6%Nixon5,675
7.9%
R+19.1
R+19.0
R+18.4
10,205
R
49.9%Johnson5,630
50.1%Goldwater5,650
0.0%
R+0.2
D+24.0
R+22.8
11,280
R
37.9%Kennedy4,383
62.1%Nixon7,185
0.0%
R+24.2
D+8.9
R+24.4
11,569
R
33.4%Stevenson3,486
66.6%Eisenhower6,937
0.0%
R+33.1
D+11.9
R+17.7
10,423
R
27.5%Stevenson2,903
72.5%Eisenhower7,655
0.0%
R+45.0
R+29.0
R+34.3
10,558
R
41.6%Truman3,636
57.6%Dewey5,031
0.7%
R+16.0
D+9.0
R+20.5
8,732
R
37.5%Roosevelt2,812
62.5%Dewey4,685
0.0%
R+25.0
R+3.5
R+32.5
7,497
R
39.3%Roosevelt3,912
60.7%Willkie6,052
0.0%
R+21.5
R+26.7
R+31.4
9,964
D
51.0%Roosevelt4,991
45.7%Landon4,476
3.3%
D+5.3
R+19.6
R+19.0
9,793
D
61.7%Roosevelt5,591
36.8%Hoover3,340
1.5%
D+24.8
D+56.0
D+7.0
9,065
R
34.2%Smith2,603
65.3%Hoover4,971
0.4%
R+31.1
D+9.7
R+13.7
7,607
R
14.5%Davis815
55.3%Coolidge3,115
30.2%
R+40.8
R+10.7
R+15.7
5,631
R
31.6%Cox1,398
61.8%Harding2,734
6.7%
R+30.2
R+42.7
R+4.0
4,427
D
54.1%Wilson1,782
41.5%Hughes1,368
4.4%
D+12.6
R+31.9
D+9.4
3,296
O
44.4%Wilson1,447
0.0%Taft0
55.6%
Roosevelt +11.2
D+59.7
D+24.9
3,257
R
39.6%Bryan1,217
54.9%Taft1,686
5.5%
R+15.3
D+28.8
R+5.7
3,071
R
24.8%Parker585
68.8%Roosevelt1,626
6.4%
R+44.1
R+35.5
R+24.4
2,363
R
45.3%Bryan1,054
53.9%McKinley1,254
0.7%
R+8.6
R+16.3
R+1.1
2,325
D
53.7%Bryan1,359
46.0%McKinley1,164
0.4%
D+7.7
D+41.1
D+13.8
2,532
R
18.0%Cleveland469
51.4%Harrison1,339
30.6%
R+33.4
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R+35.0
2,606
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current representation
Current officeholders
RAmber HulseState Senate · 30
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+46, this sparsely populated district reflects the heavily Republican pattern common to rural western South Dakota, where ranching communities and wide open geography define both the economy and the electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 45.0 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.6 points.
A population of 24,858, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,504 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 31.
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How did South Dakota 30th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Dakota 30th State Senate District voted Republican by 34.6 points (R+34.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,010 votes cast, 8,173 went Democratic and 17,184 went Republican.
When did South Dakota 30th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which South Dakota 30th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in South Dakota 30th State Senate District?
South Dakota 30th State Senate District has a population of 24,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Dakota 30th State Senate District?
Median household income in South Dakota 30th State Senate District is $82,504 — above the national median of $80,734. The South Dakota state median is $75,081.
What is the political history of South Dakota 30th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in South Dakota 30th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
