United States congressional delegations from South Dakota
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South Dakota
Census Topic | Value |
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Population | 886,667 |
Gender |
50.7% Male 49.3% Female |
Race |
80.7% White 2% Black 1.5% Asian 8.8% Native American 0.1% Pacific Islander |
Ethnicity | 4.4% Hispanic |
Median household income | $69,457 |
High school graduation rate | 92.7% |
College graduation rate | 30.4% |
Upcoming elections |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2022 ACS data. Percentages are rounded to the nearest 0.1%.
This page displays the current and historical members of U.S. Congress from South Dakota.
Here is the current partisan breakdown of the congressional members from South Dakota.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from South Dakota | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Republican | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Current members
U.S. Senate
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
- See also: Classes of United States Senators
The current members of the U.S. Senate from South Dakota are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate South Dakota | Mike Rounds | Republican | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2027 |
U.S. Senate South Dakota | John Thune | Republican | January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2029 |
U.S. House
The current members of the U.S. House from South Dakota are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. House South Dakota At-large District | Dusty Johnson | Republican | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2025 |
Historical members
U.S. Senate
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from South Dakota | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 7 | |||
Republican | 20 |
Class 2 Senators from South Dakota | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Richard F. Pettigrew | 1889-1901 | Republican | ||||||
Robert J. Gamble | 1901-1913 | Republican | ||||||
Thomas Sterling | 1913-1925 | Republican | ||||||
William H. McMaster | 1925-1931 | Republican | ||||||
William J. Bulow | 1931-1943 | Democratic | ||||||
Harlan J. Bushfield | 1943-1948 | Republican | ||||||
Vera C. Bushfield | 1948-1948 | Republican | ||||||
Karl E. Mundt | 1948-1973 | Republican | ||||||
James G. Abourezk | 1973-1979 | Democratic | ||||||
Larry L. Pressler | 1979-1997 | Republican | ||||||
Tim Johnson | 1997-2015 | Democratic | ||||||
Mike Rounds | 2015-Present | Republican |
Class 3 Senators from South Dakota | ||||||||
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Senator | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Gideon C. Moody | 1889-1891 | Republican | ||||||
James H. Kyle | 1891-1901 | Republican | ||||||
Alfred B. Kittredge | 1901-1909 | Republican | ||||||
Coe I. Crawford | 1909-1915 | Republican | ||||||
Edwin S. Johnson | 1915-1921 | Democratic | ||||||
Peter Norbeck | 1921-1936 | Republican | ||||||
Herbert E. Hitchcock | 1936-1938 | Democratic | ||||||
Gladys Pyle | 1938-1939 | Republican | ||||||
J. Chandler Chan Gurney | 1939-1951 | Republican | ||||||
Francis H. Case | 1951-1962 | Republican | ||||||
Joseph H. Bottum | 1962-1963 | Republican | ||||||
George S. McGovern | 1963-1981 | Democratic | ||||||
James Abdnor | 1981-1987 | Republican | ||||||
Thomas A. Daschle | 1987-2005 | Democratic | ||||||
John Thune | 2005-Present | Republican |
U.S. House
2000s
Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 2000s from South Dakota | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 1 | |||
Republican | 3 | |||
Total Representatives | 4 |
Representatives to the U.S. House from South Dakota | ||||||||
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Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Bill Janklow | 2003–2004 | Republican | ||||||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 2004–2011 | Democratic | ||||||
Kristi Noem | 2011-2019 | Republican | ||||||
Dusty Johnson | 2019 - present | Republican |
1900s
Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1900s from South Dakota | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 8 | |||
Republican | 16 | |||
Total Representatives | 24 |
Representatives to the U.S. House from South Dakota | ||||||||
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Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
Eben W. Martin | 1901–1915 | Republican | ||||||
William H. Parker | 1907–1908 | Republican | ||||||
Philo Hall | 1907–1909 | Republican | ||||||
Charles H. Dillon | 1913–1919 | Republican | ||||||
Harry L. Gandy | 1915–1921 | Democratic | ||||||
Royal C. Johnson | 1915–1933 | Republican | ||||||
Charles A. Christopherson | 1919–1933 | Republican | ||||||
William Williamson | 1921–1933 | Republican | ||||||
Theodore B. Werner | 1933–1937 | Democratic | ||||||
Fred H. Hildebrandt | 1933–1939 | Democratic | ||||||
Francis Case | 1937–1951 | Republican | ||||||
Karl E. Mundt | 1939–1948 | Republican | ||||||
Harold O. Lovre | 1949–1957 | Republican | ||||||
E. Y. Berry | 1951–1971 | Republican | ||||||
George McGovern | 1957–1961 | Democratic | ||||||
Ben Reifel | 1961–1971 | Republican | ||||||
James Abourezk | 1971–1973 | Democratic | ||||||
Frank E. Denholm | 1971–1975 | Democratic | ||||||
James Abdnor | 1973–1981 | Republican | ||||||
Larry Pressler | 1975–1979 | Republican | ||||||
Tom Daschle | 1979–1987 | Democratic | ||||||
Clint Roberts | 1981–1983 | Republican | ||||||
Tim Johnson | 1987–1997 | Democratic | ||||||
John R. Thune | 1997–2003 | Republican |
1800s
Historical Representation to the U.S. House by Party in the 1800s from South Dakota | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Populist | 2 | |||
Republican | 7 | |||
Total Representatives | 9 |
Representatives to the U.S. House from South Dakota | ||||||||
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Representative | Years Served | Party | ||||||
John Rankin Gamble | 1891 | Republican | ||||||
Oscar S. Gifford | 1889–1891 | Republican | ||||||
John A. Pickler | 1889–1897 | Republican | ||||||
John L. Jolley | 1891–1893 | Republican | ||||||
William V. Lucas | 1893–1895 | Republican | ||||||
Robert J. Gamble | 1895–1897 | Republican | ||||||
John Edward Kelley | 1897–1899 | Populist | ||||||
Freeman T. Knowles | 1897–1899 | Populist | ||||||
Charles H. Burke | 1899–1907, 1909-1915 | Republican |
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