Overview
- District ID
- sd-sd-029
- State
- South Dakota
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 029
- Land Area
- 3,450.8 sq mi
- Water Area
- 11.9 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Meade County | 3450.77 sq mi | 100.0% | 99.4% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 8 places
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 | 24,978 | 100.0% | 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
- 18,946
- Active Voters
- 17,689 (93.4%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 2,512 | 13.3% |
| Republican | 11,754 | 62.0% |
| Unaffiliated | <10 | — |
| Other parties | 2,668 | 14.1% |
| No party recorded | <10 | — |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 12,541 (66.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 9,897 (52.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 11,208 (59.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 8,075 (42.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 8,941 (47.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 5,988 (31.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 7,279 (38.4%) | 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
- 25,540 (± 475)
- Median Age
- 35.8
- Median Household Income
- $72,100 (± $4,562)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 94.5%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 27.4%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 5,485 | 21.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 16,054 | 62.9% |
| 65 and over | 4,001 | 15.7% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,400 | 5.5% |
| White, not Hispanic | 21,398 | 83.8% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 484 | 1.9% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 130 | 0.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 421 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 14 | 0.1% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 201 | 0.8% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,492 | 5.8% |
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
- 25,315
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 19,839
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 23,940 | 94.6% |
| Hispanic | 1,377 | 5.4% |
| White | 21,626 | 85.4% |
| Black | 471 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 98 | 0.4% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 423 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 12 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 378 | 1.5% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 18,888 | 95.2% |
| Hispanic | 952 | 4.8% |
| White | 17,271 | 87.1% |
| Black | 493 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 213 | 1.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 766 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 13 | 0.1% |
| Two or More Races | 144 | 0.7% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
