House districts / South Dakota
South Dakota's at-large congressional district
SD-AL. One district covering the whole state.
Fundraising
- Marty Jackley Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.7mSpent $687k · Cash $1.1m
- Nicole Gronli Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $422kSpent $399k · Cash $22k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 34.2% | Trump 63.4% | 2.3% | R+29.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 35.6% | Trump 61.8% | 2.6% | R+26.2 |
| 2016 | Clinton 31.7% | Trump 61.5% | 6.7% | R+29.8 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 907,428 | |
| Adults (18+) | 687,685 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 97.4% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 25.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 30.8% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 23.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 79.8% | 57.4% |
| Black | 2.1% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 11.9% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 31.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $75,081 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large, whole state (1982 on) seat count changed from 2 to 1 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Dusty Johnson Republican | 72.0% | Sheryl Johnson Democrat | 28.0% | R+44.1 |
| 2022 | Dusty Johnson Republican | 77.4% | Collin Duprel Libertarian | 22.6% | R+54.8 |
| 2020 | Dusty Johnson Republican | 81.0% | Randy “Uriah” Luallin Libertarian | 19.0% | R+61.9 |
| 2018 | Dustin “Dusty” Johnson Republican | 60.3% | Tim Bjorkman Democrat others 3.6% | 36.0% | R+24.3 |
| 2016 | Kristi L. Noem Republican | 64.1% | Paula Hawks Democrat | 35.9% | R+28.2 |
| 2014 | Kristi L. Noem Republican | 66.5% | Corinna Robinson Democrat | 33.5% | R+33.1 |
| 2012 | Kristi L. Noem Republican | 57.5% | Matt Varilek Democrat | 42.5% | R+14.9 |
| 2010 | Kristi Noem Republican | 48.1% | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democrat others 6.0% | 45.9% | R+2.2 |
| 2008 | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Democrat | 67.6% | Chris Lien Republican | 32.4% | D+35.1 |
| 2006 | Stephanie Herseth Democrat | 69.1% | Bruce W. Whalen Republican others 1.6% | 29.3% | D+39.8 |
| 2004 | Stephanie Herseth Democrat | 53.4% | Larry Diedrich Republican others 0.7% | 45.9% | D+7.5 |
| 2002 | William J. Janklow Republican | 53.5% | Stephanie Herseth Democrat others 0.9% | 45.6% | R+7.9 |
| 2000 | John R. Thune Republican | 73.4% | Curt Hohn Democrat others 1.7% | 24.9% | R+48.5 |
| 1998 | John R. Thune Republican | 75.1% | Jeff Moser Democrat | 24.9% | R+50.2 |
| 1996 | John R. Thune Republican | 57.7% | Rick Weiland Democrat others 5.3% | 37.0% | R+20.7 |
| 1994 | Tim Johnson Democrat | 59.8% | Jan Berkhout Republican others 3.5% | 36.6% | D+23.2 |
| 1992 | Tim Johnson Democrat | 69.1% | John Timmer Republican others 4.0% | 26.9% | D+42.3 |
| 1990 | Tim Johnson Democrat | 67.5% | Don Frankenfeld Republican | 32.5% | D+35.1 |
| 1988 | Tim Johnson Democrat | 71.7% | David Volk Republican | 28.3% | D+43.5 |
| 1986 | Tim Johnson Democrat | 59.2% | Dale Bell Republican | 40.8% | D+18.4 |
| 1984 | Tom Daschle Democrat | 57.4% | Dale Bell Republican | 42.6% | D+14.7 |
| 1982 | Tom Daschle Democrat | 51.6% | Clint Roberts Republican | 48.4% | D+3.1 |
| SD-AL did not exist before 1982: South Dakota elected its members by district in 1976-1980. | |||||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: Whole-state results.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits