South Dakota State Senate District 19

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sd-sd-019
State
South Dakota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
019
Land Area
2,493.9 sq mi
Water Area
22.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Dakota State Senate District 19

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hutchinson County813.01 sq mi32.6%100.0%
McCook County574.21 sq mi23.0%100.0%
Bon Homme County563.55 sq mi22.6%100.0%
Hanson County434.58 sq mi17.4%100.0%
Turner County108.51 sq mi4.4%17.6%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Running Water CDP2.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tyndall city1.58 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Freeman city1.46 sq mi0.1%98.1%
Parkston city1.30 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Salem city1.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bridgewater city1.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Springfield city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Old Elm Spring Colony CDP0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Golden View Colony CDP0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Scotland city0.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kaylor CDP0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fulton town0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Avon city0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alexandria city0.62 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Tripp city0.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Oak Lane Colony CDP0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Canistota city0.56 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Tschetter Colony CDP0.53 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Menno city0.52 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Wolf Creek Colony CDP0.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Orland Colony CDP0.51 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
New Elm Spring Colony CDP0.50 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Bon Homme Colony CDP0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Emery city0.46 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Milltown CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 36 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-Large24,133100.0%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
17,424
Active Voters
16,331 (93.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,09817.8%
Republican10,72561.6%
Unaffiliated1,3477.7%
Other parties2,24012.9%
No party recorded140.1%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,184 (69.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20229,872 (56.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,483 (65.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,159 (52.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,382 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,773 (38.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,459 (48.5%)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
24,172 (± 141)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$76,901 (± $3,503)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,02324.9%
18 to 6413,27654.9%
65 and over4,87320.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6272.6%
White, not Hispanic21,77490.1%
Black, not Hispanic2210.9%
Asian, not Hispanic320.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4872.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic490.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9824.1%

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
23,925
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,935

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic23,47798.1%
Hispanic4501.9%
White22,14292.5%
Black1830.8%
Asian390.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4872.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races210.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,61898.2%
Hispanic3171.8%
White16,61792.7%
Black2181.2%
Asian560.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7124.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races200.1%

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