Overview
- District ID
- sd-sd-003
- State
- South Dakota
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 003
- Land Area
- 36.8 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.03 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Brown County | 36.82 sq mi | 100.0% | 2.1% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 2 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| SD At-Large | 26,595 | 100.0% | 3.0% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 18,025
- Active Voters
- 15,768 (87.5%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 4,871 | 27.0% |
| Republican | 8,860 | 49.2% |
| Unaffiliated | 1,618 | 9.0% |
| Other parties | 2,676 | 14.8% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 11,262 (62.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 8,934 (49.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 10,858 (60.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 8,461 (46.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 9,258 (51.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 6,394 (35.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 8,107 (45.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.
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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/20/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".
Demographics
- Total Population
- 26,214 (± 601)
- Median Age
- 36.5
- Median Household Income
- $64,838 (± $5,683)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 93.7%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 35.9%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,649 | 21.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 16,017 | 61.1% |
| 65 and over | 4,548 | 17.3% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,466 | 5.6% |
| White, not Hispanic | 21,813 | 83.2% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 406 | 1.5% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 777 | 3.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 764 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 28 | 0.1% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 23 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 937 | 3.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.
Citizen Voting Age Population
- Total Citizen Population
- 25,344
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 19,702
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 24,061 | 94.9% |
| Hispanic | 1,282 | 5.1% |
| White | 21,775 | 85.9% |
| Black | 64 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 623 | 2.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 765 | 3.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 28 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 1 | 0.0% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 18,984 | 96.4% |
| Hispanic | 718 | 3.6% |
| White | 17,487 | 88.8% |
| Black | 82 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 554 | 2.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 834 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 27 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
