Overview
- District ID
- sd-sd-012
- State
- South Dakota
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 012
- Land Area
- 9.76 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.06 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
Showing all 2 counties
Places
| Place | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of place land |
|---|
| Sioux Falls city | 9.67 sq mi | 99.1% | 11.6% |
Showing all 1 place
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 | 25,378 | 100.0% | 2.9% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 18,773
- Active Voters
- 16,295 (86.8%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 4,831 | 25.7% |
| Republican | 7,937 | 42.3% |
| Unaffiliated | 2,580 | 13.7% |
| Other parties | 3,425 | 18.2% |
| No party recorded | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 11,597 (61.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 9,202 (49.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 10,841 (57.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 8,404 (44.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 8,551 (45.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 5,834 (31.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 7,800 (41.5%) | 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
- 26,963 (± 1,488)
- Median Age
- 33.3
- Median Household Income
- $70,510 (± $6,861)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 94.7%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 44.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 6,006 | 22.3% |
| 18 to 64 | 16,488 | 61.2% |
| 65 and over | 4,469 | 16.6% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,337 | 5.0% |
| White, not Hispanic | 22,492 | 83.4% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 992 | 3.7% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 634 | 2.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 289 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 17 | 0.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,202 | 4.5% |
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
- 25,449
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 19,776
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 24,239 | 95.2% |
| Hispanic | 1,211 | 4.8% |
| White | 21,843 | 85.8% |
| Black | 766 | 3.0% |
| Asian | 339 | 1.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 291 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 12 | 0.0% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 19,257 | 97.4% |
| Hispanic | 517 | 2.6% |
| White | 17,721 | 89.6% |
| Black | 446 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 539 | 2.7% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 540 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 6 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
