South Dakota State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sd-sd-006
State
South Dakota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
103.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.14 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Dakota State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lincoln County103.30 sq mi100.0%17.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tea city3.40 sq mi3.3%89.7%
Harrisburg city3.35 sq mi3.2%70.3%
Sioux Falls city2.00 sq mi1.9%2.4%
Shindler CDP1.50 sq mi1.5%100.0%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
SD At-Large25,075100.0%2.8%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
19,391
Active Voters
18,027 (93.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,65318.8%
Republican10,01251.6%
Unaffiliated2,30811.9%
Other parties3,41817.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,235 (68.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,684 (49.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,439 (59.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,991 (41.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,724 (45.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20145,089 (26.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,350 (37.9%)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
27,592 (± 968)
Median Age
32.2
Median Household Income
$107,326 (± $6,012)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,51930.9%
18 to 6416,97761.5%
65 and over2,0967.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,0113.7%
White, not Hispanic24,54589.0%
Black, not Hispanic5462.0%
Asian, not Hispanic2941.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1130.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0833.9%

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
27,437
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,933

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic26,46296.4%
Hispanic9723.5%
White24,71390.1%
Black5452.0%
Asian2310.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1150.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races1640.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,42997.3%
Hispanic5012.6%
White17,53492.6%
Black3321.8%
Asian2401.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2141.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1200.6%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).