South Dakota State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sd-sd-016
State
South Dakota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
1,269.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Dakota State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Turner County508.56 sq mi40.1%82.4%
Lincoln County462.47 sq mi36.4%80.1%
Union County298.29 sq mi23.5%64.7%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Canton city3.27 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Beresford city1.78 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lennox city1.75 sq mi0.1%95.8%
Parker city1.15 sq mi0.1%98.4%
Marion city0.87 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Alcester city0.73 sq mi0.1%99.0%
Centerville city0.72 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Hurley city0.62 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Worthing city0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Viborg city0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Davis town0.43 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Monroe town0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Harrisburg city0.34 sq mi<0.1%7.1%
Hudson town0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dolton town0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chancellor town0.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Irene city0.11 sq mi<0.1%42.2%
Fairview town0.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 18 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-Large24,252100.0%2.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,682
Active Voters
16,683 (94.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,39019.2%
Republican10,06356.9%
Unaffiliated1,4268.1%
Other parties2,80315.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,799 (72.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,395 (58.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,900 (67.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,445 (53.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,939 (56.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,020 (39.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,917 (50.4%)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
25,061 (± 531)
Median Age
41.5
Median Household Income
$79,825 (± $3,664)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,10724.4%
18 to 6413,68854.6%
65 and over5,26621.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8203.3%
White, not Hispanic23,03491.9%
Black, not Hispanic580.2%
Asian, not Hispanic790.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1830.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1590.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7162.9%

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
24,786
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,689

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,19697.6%
Hispanic5902.4%
White23,52894.9%
Black580.2%
Asian510.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1820.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,33898.1%
Hispanic3511.9%
White17,87295.6%
Black1410.8%
Asian540.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2551.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander110.1%
Two or More Races40.0%

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