South Dakota State Senate District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
sd-sd-022
State
South Dakota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
022
Land Area
2,940 sq mi
Water Area
12.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of South Dakota State Senate District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Spink County1503.50 sq mi51.1%100.0%
Beadle County1258.70 sq mi42.8%100.0%
Clark County177.81 sq mi6.0%18.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Huron city9.72 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Wolsey town2.26 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Redfield city1.93 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Broadland town1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Virgil town1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Frankfort city0.79 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Riverside Colony CDP0.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shamrock Colony CDP0.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mansfield CDP0.64 sq mi<0.1%26.7%
Doland city0.59 sq mi<0.1%96.8%
Conde city0.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morningside CDP0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Glendale Colony CDP0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ashton city0.44 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cavour town0.41 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fordham Colony CDP0.41 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Northville town0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Turton town0.37 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Camrose Colony CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Spink Colony CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pearl Creek Colony CDP0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wessington city0.34 sq mi<0.1%89.4%
Hillside Colony CDP0.29 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Hitchcock town0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Raymond town0.26 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing top 25 of 32 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-Large25,958100.0%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
15,425
Active Voters
14,518 (94.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic3,55823.1%
Republican8,23253.4%
Unaffiliated<10—
Other parties2,03313.2%
No party recorded<10—

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,350 (67.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20228,360 (54.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20209,548 (61.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20187,837 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,153 (52.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,176 (40.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,401 (48.0%)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
25,985 (± 185)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$68,110 (± $4,190)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 186,85526.4%
18 to 6413,98953.8%
65 and over5,14119.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,05311.7%
White, not Hispanic19,35574.5%
Black, not Hispanic2911.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8927.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2320.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic770.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0814.2%

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
24,571
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,082

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,20690.4%
Hispanic2,3669.6%
White19,60479.8%
Black2811.1%
Asian1,2835.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2280.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races610.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,95593.8%
Hispanic1,1276.2%
White15,38385.1%
Black3071.7%
Asian9005.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native3331.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races450.2%

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