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2004 US House elections in South Dakota

South Dakota elected one member of the House in 2004. Stephanie Herseth (Democrat) beat Larry Diedrich (Republican) in South Dakota in 2004, 53.4% to 45.9%, a margin of 7.4 points and 29,014 votes.

In the House vote by county, Democrats led in 40 of the 65 counties and Republicans in 25. The largest, Minnehaha, cast 77,512 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.5 points. The closest was Edmunds, where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Every district

DistrictDemocratVotesRepublicanVotesOthersMargin
At large Stephanie Herseth207,837 (53.4%) Larry Diedrich178,823 (45.9%) 2,808 D+7.5

The House vote in every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Minnehaha 43,367 55.9% 33,704 43.5% 441 77,512 D+12.5
Pennington 20,211 45.3% 23,967 53.8% 407 44,585 R+8.4
Brown 11,492 61.5% 7,085 37.9% 106 18,683 D+23.6
Lincoln 8,495 49.7% 8,528 49.9% 57 17,080 R+0.2
Brookings 7,498 55.8% 5,857 43.6% 89 13,444 D+12.2
Codington 6,840 53.5% 5,885 46.0% 71 12,796 D+7.5
Lawrence 5,453 46.8% 6,038 51.8% 157 11,648 R+5.0
Meade 4,737 41.2% 6,648 57.8% 108 11,493 R+16.6
Yankton 6,055 57.9% 4,336 41.4% 74 10,465 D+16.4
Davison 4,735 52.5% 4,233 47.0% 43 9,011 D+5.6
Hughes 4,403 49.6% 4,431 49.9% 41 8,875 R+0.3
Beadle 4,869 57.2% 3,594 42.2% 50 8,513 D+15.0
Union 3,532 50.5% 3,412 48.8% 48 6,992 D+1.7
Clay 4,028 65.8% 2,019 33.0% 76 6,123 D+32.8
Lake 3,493 57.7% 2,528 41.8% 34 6,055 D+15.9
Roberts 3,135 62.6% 1,847 36.9% 23 5,005 D+25.7
Turner 2,469 50.9% 2,354 48.5% 28 4,851 D+2.4
Charles Mix 2,712 55.9% 2,108 43.5% 30 4,850 D+12.5
Custer 1,871 42.8% 2,439 55.9% 57 4,367 R+13.0
Butte 1,765 41.4% 2,438 57.2% 58 4,261 R+15.8
Hutchinson 1,732 40.9% 2,496 58.9% 11 4,239 R+18.0
Grant 2,222 54.5% 1,836 45.0% 20 4,078 D+9.5
Fall River 1,816 46.6% 2,029 52.1% 51 3,896 R+5.5
Spink 2,175 57.1% 1,622 42.6% 13 3,810 D+14.5
Todd 2,878 79.2% 674 18.6% 81 3,633 D+60.7
Day 2,408 67.0% 1,158 32.2% 29 3,595 D+34.8
Bon Homme 2,015 57.8% 1,455 41.7% 18 3,488 D+16.1
Moody 2,129 61.1% 1,340 38.4% 18 3,487 D+22.6
McCook 1,672 50.8% 1,606 48.8% 14 3,292 D+2.0
Tripp 1,505 46.1% 1,743 53.4% 15 3,263 R+7.3
Kingsbury 1,762 57.6% 1,283 41.9% 15 3,060 D+15.7
Hamlin 1,454 47.9% 1,573 51.8% 9 3,036 R+3.9
Walworth 1,315 45.4% 1,564 54.0% 15 2,894 R+8.6
Brule 1,475 55.6% 1,165 43.9% 14 2,654 D+11.7
Dewey 1,941 74.9% 606 23.4% 46 2,593 D+51.5
Gregory 1,173 45.7% 1,371 53.4% 22 2,566 R+7.7
Deuel 1,497 61.2% 937 38.3% 11 2,445 D+22.9
Marshall 1,481 62.7% 871 36.9% 10 2,362 D+25.8
Clark 1,222 52.0% 1,116 47.5% 10 2,348 D+4.5
Edmunds 1,154 50.1% 1,141 49.6% 7 2,302 D+0.6
Hand 1,139 50.9% 1,085 48.5% 12 2,236 D+2.4
Hanson 944 44.5% 1,163 54.9% 12 2,119 R+10.3
Douglas 648 32.1% 1,366 67.7% 3 2,017 R+35.6
Lyman 1,176 60.0% 761 38.8% 22 1,959 D+21.2
Perkins 686 37.8% 1,116 61.5% 12 1,814 R+23.7
Corson 1,067 61.5% 636 36.7% 31 1,734 D+24.9
Bennett 993 60.0% 638 38.6% 23 1,654 D+21.5
Aurora 923 55.9% 713 43.2% 14 1,650 D+12.7
Stanley 832 51.1% 785 48.2% 10 1,627 D+2.9
Potter 737 45.4% 885 54.5% 2 1,624 R+9.1
McPherson 614 38.7% 963 60.8% 8 1,585 R+22.0
Miner 852 57.6% 619 41.9% 7 1,478 D+15.8
Sanborn 861 60.0% 563 39.2% 11 1,435 D+20.8
Faulk 656 47.8% 713 52.0% 2 1,371 R+4.2
Jackson 676 52.0% 610 46.9% 15 1,301 D+5.1
Jerauld 736 57.5% 536 41.8% 9 1,281 D+15.6
Haakon 415 33.4% 818 65.8% 11 1,244 R+32.4
Ziebach 796 70.6% 314 27.9% 17 1,127 D+42.8
Mellette 523 53.8% 433 44.5% 16 972 D+9.3
Campbell 377 39.5% 573 60.0% 5 955 R+20.5
Sully 396 43.0% 519 56.4% 6 921 R+13.4
Hyde 426 46.9% 477 52.5% 6 909 R+5.6
Buffalo 702 80.6% 151 17.3% 18 871 D+63.3
Harding 217 26.9% 587 72.6% 4 808 R+45.8
Jones 299 41.7% 416 58.0% 2 717 R+16.3

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Dakota in every House election we hold

YearSeatsHouse vote
2024 D 0, R 1 R+44.1
2022 D 0, R 1 R+77.4
2020 D 0, R 1 R+81.0
2018 D 0, R 1 R+24.3
2016 D 0, R 1 R+28.2
2014 D 0, R 1 R+33.1
2012 D 0, R 1 R+14.9
2010 D 0, R 1 R+2.2
2008 D 1, R 0 D+35.1
2006 D 1, R 0 D+39.8
2004 D 1, R 0 D+7.4
2002 D 0, R 1 R+7.9
2000 D 0, R 1 R+48.5
1998 D 0, R 1 R+50.2
1996 D 0, R 1 R+20.7
1994 D 1, R 0 D+23.2
1992 D 1, R 0 D+42.3
1990 D 1, R 0 D+35.1