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South Dakota

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📊 South Dakota State Stats

Population890,342

Males voting age341,151

Females voting age332,579

Median household income$63,825

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★ Counties of South Dakota · 66 counties×

Aurora County2,752

Beadle County19,459

Bennett County3,289

Bon Homme County7,071

Brookings County36,359

Brown County37,495

Brule County5,261

Buffalo County1,825

Butte County10,891

Campbell County1,342

Charles Mix County9,343

Clark County3,974

Clay County15,245

Codington County29,278

Corson County3,747

Custer County9,330

Davison County19,907

Day County5,408

Deuel County4,335

Dewey County5,322

Douglas County2,849

Edmunds County4,027

Fall River County7,359

Faulk County2,136

Grant County7,618

Gregory County4,110

Haakon County1,834

Hamlin County6,596

Hand County3,097

Hanson County3,477

Harding County1,325

Hughes County17,526

Hutchinson County7,416

Hyde County1,215

Jackson County2,737

Jerauld County1,689

Jones County874

Kingsbury County5,261

Lake County11,006

Lawrence County28,809

Lincoln County75,244

Lyman County3,721

Marshall County4,395

McCook County5,771

McPherson County2,307

Meade County30,918

Mellette County1,834

Miner County2,303

Minnehaha County208,639

Moody County6,529

Oglala Lakota County13,360

Pennington County115,979

Perkins County2,832

Potter County2,402

Roberts County10,283

Sanborn County2,392

Spink County6,108

Stanley County3,015

Sully County1,468

Todd County9,172

Tripp County5,717

Turner County9,087

Union County17,402

Walworth County5,270

Yankton County23,509

Ziebach County2,418

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Party Representation 110 seats

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100 seats

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10 seats

U.S. Senators 2 U.S. Senators

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U.S. Representatives 1 U.S. Representative

Senate 35 members

Stephanie Sauder

Kyle Schoenfish

Red Dawn Foster

House of Representatives 72 members

Brandei Schaefbauer

Dylan C. Jordan

Josephine Garcia

Mellissa Heermann

Taylor Rehfeldt

Jessica Bahmuller

Kevin Van Diepen

Lana Greenfield

Terri Jorgenson

Mary Fitzgerald

Nicole Uhre-Balk

Counties in South Dakota

Aurora County (2,752) · Beadle County (19,459) · Bennett County (3,289) · Bon Homme County (7,071) · Brookings County (36,359) · Brown County (37,495) · Brule County (5,261) · Buffalo County (1,825) · Butte County (10,891) · Campbell County (1,342) · Charles Mix County (9,343) · Clark County (3,974) · Clay County (15,245) · Codington County (29,278) · Corson County (3,747) · Custer County (9,330) · Davison County (19,907) · Day County (5,408) · Deuel County (4,335) · Dewey County (5,322) · Douglas County (2,849) · Edmunds County (4,027) · Fall River County (7,359) · Faulk County (2,136) · Grant County (7,618) · Gregory County (4,110) · Haakon County (1,834) · Hamlin County (6,596) · Hand County (3,097) · Hanson County (3,477) · Harding County (1,325) · Hughes County (17,526) · Hutchinson County (7,416) · Hyde County (1,215) · Jackson County (2,737) · Jerauld County (1,689) · Jones County (874) · Kingsbury County (5,261) · Lake County (11,006) · Lawrence County (28,809) · Lincoln County (75,244) · Lyman County (3,721) · Marshall County (4,395) · McCook County (5,771) · McPherson County (2,307) · Meade County (30,918) · Mellette County (1,834) · Miner County (2,303) · Minnehaha County (208,639) · Moody County (6,529) · Oglala Lakota County (13,360) · Pennington County (115,979) · Perkins County (2,832) · Potter County (2,402) · Roberts County (10,283) · Sanborn County (2,392) · Spink County (6,108) · Stanley County (3,015) · Sully County (1,468) · Todd County (9,172) · Tripp County (5,717) · Turner County (9,087) · Union County (17,402) · Walworth County (5,270) · Yankton County (23,509) · Ziebach County (2,418)

★ Bills & Legislation — South Dakota

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★ Government Structure — South Dakota

★ Executive Branch

• Governor — Chief executive, signs/vetoes bills, oversees state agencies
• Lieutenant Governor — Presides over Senate, succession
• Attorney General — State legal affairs, consumer protection
• Secretary of State — Elections, business registration
• Treasurer / Comptroller — State finances, revenue

★ Legislative Branch

• State Senate — Upper chamber, 35 members
• State House/Assembly — Lower chamber, 72 members
• Committees — Review bills before floor votes
• Session — Typically meets Jan-May, varies by state

★ Judicial Branch

• State Supreme Court — Highest court, final appeals
• Appeals Court — Intermediate appellate review
• District / Circuit Courts — Trial courts for major cases
• County / Municipal Courts — Local jurisdiction

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