South Dakota State House District 23
South Dakota · Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 6.1pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 24K residents
South Dakota State House District 23 is a state house district that has a population of 24,173. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+62.2. Akashic Edge tracks 5 presidential elections here, dating back to 2008.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.1% | 80.3% | R+62.2 | R+6.1 |
| 2020* | 21.1% | 77.2% | R+56.1 | D+0.6 |
| 2016* | 19.2% | 75.8% | R+56.7 | R+18.0 |
| 2012* | 29.6% | 68.2% | R+38.6 | R+14.4 |
| 2008* | 36.0% | 60.3% | R+24.2 | — |
* Pre-2022 results projected onto current district boundaries. Actual boundaries at the time of the election may have differed.
What defines SD-HD-23?
It has a working-class, predominantly white electorate — strong Republican base territory.
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Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Republican in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 62.2% margin
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 38.0 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
Who Lives Here
A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.
Census race profile
Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.
| Group | SD-HD-23 | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
White (Non-Hispanic) | 88.6% | 79.8% | 57.4% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 5.0% | 7.5% | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.9% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
Hispanic / Latino | 2.3% | 4.8% | 19.3% |
Asian | 1.0% | 1.4% | 6.0% |
Black / African American | 0.2% | 2.3% | 12.2% |
Method notes
Who lives in South Dakota State House District 23? 24,173 residents as of the 2020 Census.
Demographics
Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.
Population & electorate
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Total population
24K
Share of U.S. population
0.01%
Voting-age population
77.3%
Economic profile
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Median household income
N/A
Poverty rate
N/A
College degree
N/A
Homeownership
N/A
Community profile
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
Median age
N/A
Age 18–29
N/A
Age 65+
N/A
Foreign born
N/A
Non-English at home
N/A
English only
N/A
Turnout in SD-HD-23
Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.
51.0%
-83.6pp
18,688
2008–2024
How competitive is SD-HD-23?
Safe RAvg margin: R+58.3 (last 3 elections)
2008
R+24.2
2012
R+38.6
2016
R+56.7
2020
R+56.1
2024
R+62.2
38.0pp
0
R+47.6
Other South Dakota State House Districts
36 total| Name | Margin ↓ |
|---|---|
| SD-HD-26A | D+27.1 |
| SD-HD-15 | D+8.1 |
| SD-HD-10 | D+7.5 |
| SD-HD-27 | R+0.2 |
| SD-HD-32 | R+1.8 |
| SD-HD-14 | R+3.4 |
| SD-HD-12 | R+5.2 |
| SD-HD-11 | R+9.6 |
| SD-HD-28A | R+10.1 |
| SD-HD-07 | R+10.2 |
| SD-HD-13 | R+10.3 |
| SD-HD-34 | R+16.3 |
| SD-HD-17 | R+18.7 |
| SD-HD-01 | R+23.0 |
| SD-HD-03 | R+23.5 |
| SD-HD-09 | R+23.9 |
| SD-HD-02 | R+29.3 |
| SD-HD-31 | R+30.5 |
| SD-HD-06 | R+32.6 |
| SD-HD-35 | R+33.8 |
| SD-HD-33 | R+34.8 |
| SD-HD-18 | R+34.9 |
| SD-HD-08 | R+36.6 |
| SD-HD-26B | R+37.4 |
| SD-HD-05 | R+38.0 |
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