Overview
- District ID
- sd-sd-009
- State
- South Dakota
- Chamber
- Upper chamber (state senate)
- District Code
- 009
- Land Area
- 87.6 sq mi
- Water Area
- 0.77 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 |
|---|
| Minnehaha County | 87.62 sq mi | 100.0% | 10.9% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 2 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 | 26,227 | 100.0% | 3.0% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 19,354
- Active Voters
- 18,063 (93.3%)
Party Registration
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|
| Democratic | 4,333 | 22.4% |
| Republican | 8,990 | 46.5% |
| Unaffiliated | <10 | — |
| Other parties | 3,223 | 16.7% |
| No party recorded | <10 | — |
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 12,774 (66.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2021–2022 | 9,500 (49.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2019–2020 | 11,228 (58.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2017–2018 | 8,053 (41.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2015–2016 | 8,698 (44.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2013–2014 | 5,435 (28.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| 2011–2012 | 7,502 (38.8%) | 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
- 29,191 (± 1,341)
- Median Age
- 31.9
- Median Household Income
- $84,282 (± $6,316)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 92.4%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 34.6%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 8,113 | 27.8% |
| 18 to 64 | 18,337 | 62.8% |
| 65 and over | 2,741 | 9.4% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,558 | 5.3% |
| White, not Hispanic | 23,121 | 79.2% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 2,158 | 7.4% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 603 | 2.1% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 159 | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 64 | 0.2% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1,528 | 5.2% |
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
- 27,979
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 19,978
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 27,021 | 96.6% |
| Hispanic | 957 | 3.4% |
| White | 23,218 | 83.0% |
| Black | 1,857 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 452 | 1.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 160 | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 62 | 0.2% |
| Two or More Races | 159 | 0.6% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 19,464 | 97.4% |
| Hispanic | 514 | 2.6% |
| White | 17,257 | 86.4% |
| Black | 1,372 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 450 | 2.3% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 260 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 64 | 0.3% |
| Two or More Races | 63 | 0.3% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
