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Rapid City, SD Metro Area


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2022 population: 145,159   ( 10,561 from 2010 , 6,077 from 2020)
Land area: 6247.7 square miles
Population density: 23.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:117,073 80.65% 3.6%
Black:2,0431.41% 53.0%
Indian:10,7157.38% 9.0%
Asian:2,1241.46% 60.2%
2+ races:4,9723.43% 24.2%
Hispanic:8,2325.67% 64.7%
Total non-White:28,08619.35% 30.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,818 13.7
Deaths:3,25411.7
Net Migration: 5,11318.4
Net Immigration: 3491.3
Change in White population:4,060 3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:6,501 4.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Rapid City, SD Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,693 D +901 D + 9.7%
D +7,594
2020 vs. 2012 R +9,140 R +3,302 D + 2.4%
D +5,838
2020 vs. 2008 R +9,820 R +7,482 R + 6.6%
D +2,338
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,127 R +8,383 R + 16.3%
D -5,256
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 64% Donald Trump* (R) 44,938 63.1% Joe Biden (D) 23,891 33.6% 2,359 [+] 3.3% 71,188 16 0.04%
2016 58% Donald Trump (R) 38,245 64.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 16,297 27.5% 4,822 [+] 8.1% 59,364 19 0.04%
2012 57% Mitt Romney (R) 35,798 64.8% Barack Obama* (D) 18,053 32.7% 1,430 [+] 2.6% 55,281 18 0.04%
2008 63% John McCain (R) 35,118 60.7% Barack Obama (D) 21,553 37.2% 1,215 [+] 2.1% 57,886 15 0.04%
2004 65% George W. Bush* (R) 38,323 67.9% John Kerry (D) 17,154 30.4% 995 [+] 1.8% 56,472 17 0.05%
2000 56% George W. Bush (R) 31,566 68.7% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,390 29.2% 967 [+] 2.1% 45,923 21 0.04%
1996 57% Robert Dole (R) 24,277 54.3% Bill Clinton* (D) 15,744 35.2% 4,671 [+] 10.5% 44,692 14 0.05%
1992 64% George Bush* (R) 22,776 47.7% Bill Clinton (D) 13,800 28.9% 11,168 [+] 23.4% 47,744 10 0.05%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 24,699 61.4% Michael Dukakis (D) 15,280 38.0% 251 [+] 0.6% 40,230 8 0.04%
1984 58% Ronald Reagan* (R) 27,855 72.5% Walter Mondale (D) 10,317 26.8% 258 0.7% 38,430 14 0.04%
1980 57% Ronald Reagan (R) 24,340 68.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,842 24.7% 2,563 [+] 7.2% 35,745 17 0.04%
1976 50% Gerald Ford* (R) 16,448 56.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 12,536 42.7% 405 [+] 1.4% 29,389 8 0.04%
1972 50% Richard Nixon* (R) 17,070 62.3% George McGovern (D) 10,225 37.3% 111 [+] 0.4% 27,406 2 0.04%
1968 49% Richard Nixon (R) 12,063 53.8% Hubert Humphrey (D) 8,825 39.4% 1,517 [+] 6.8% 22,405 10 0.03%
1964 53% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 12,204 52.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 11,066 47.6% 0 0.0% 23,270 9 0.03%
1960 55% Richard Nixon (R) 14,008 59.8% John Kennedy (D) 9,401 40.2% 0 0.0% 23,409 10 0.03%
1956 52% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 13,422 65.8% Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,990 34.2% 0 0.0% 20,412 8 0.03%
1952 59% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 14,138 70.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,804 29.1% 0 0.0% 19,942 16 0.03%
1948 53% Thomas Dewey (R) 8,445 55.6% Harry Truman* (D) 6,610 43.5% 127 [+] 0.8% 15,182 11 0.03%
1944 45% Thomas Dewey (R) 7,158 60.5% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 4,681 39.5% 0 0.0% 11,839 15 0.02%
1940 68% Wendell Willkie (R) 9,163 57.4% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,809 42.6% 0 0.0% 15,972 13 0.03%
1936 73% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,095 52.4% Alf Landon (R) 6,664 43.2% 677 [+] 4.4% 15,436 7 0.03%
1932 66% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 7,865 58.3% Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,373 39.9% 245 [+] 1.8% 13,483 0 0.03%
1928 61% Herbert Hoover (R) 7,490 66.6% Al Smith (D) 3,707 33.0% 47 [+] 0.4% 11,244 8 0.03%
1924 53% Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,207 61.1% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,681 19.7% 1,640 [+] 19.2% 8,528 7 0.03%
1920 53% Warren Harding (R) 4,462 61.6% James Cox (D) 2,099 29.0% 682 [+] 9.4% 7,243 1 0.03%
1916 32% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,563 53.0% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,966 40.7% 307 [+] 6.3% 4,836 -5 0.03%
1912 29% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,136 46.3% Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,110 45.7% 372 [+] 8.1% 4,618 -23 0.03%
1908 36% William Taft (R) 2,655 55.0% William J. Bryan (D) 1,952 40.4% 219 [+] 4.5% 4,826 3 0.03%
1904 27% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,880 67.7% Alton Parker (D) 660 23.8% 238 [+] 8.6% 2,778 11 0.02%
1900 42% William McKinley* (R) 1,448 51.3% William J. Bryan (D) 1,349 47.8% 25 [+] 0.9% 2,822 0 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 23,891 33.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 44,938 63.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,359 3.3%
TOTAL 71,188
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 16


2016 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 16,297 27.5%
Donald Trump (R) 38,245 64.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,171 7.0%
Other 651 1.1%
TOTAL 59,364
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 19


2012 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 18,053 32.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 35,798 64.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,030 1.9%
Other 400 0.7%
TOTAL 55,281
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 18


2008 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 21,553 37.2%
John McCain (R) 35,118 60.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 634 1.1%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 300 0.5%
Other 281 0.5%
TOTAL 57,886
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 15


2004 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 38,323 67.9%
John Kerry (D) 17,154 30.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 658 1.2%
Other 337 0.6%
TOTAL 56,472
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 17


2000 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 31,566 68.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,390 29.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 377 0.8%
Other 590 1.3%
TOTAL 45,923
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 21


1996 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 15,744 35.2%
Robert Dole (R) 24,277 54.3%
Ross Perot (Ref) 4,282 9.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 283 0.6%
Other 106 0.2%
TOTAL 44,692
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 14


1992 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 13,800 28.9%
George Bush* (R) 22,776 47.7%
Ross Perot (I) 10,969 23.0%
Other 199 0.4%
TOTAL 47,744
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): 10


1988 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 24,699 61.4%
Michael Dukakis (D) 15,280 38.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 133 0.3%
Other 118 0.3%
TOTAL 40,230
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 8


1984 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 27,855 72.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 10,317 26.8%
Other 258 0.7%
TOTAL 38,430
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 14


1980 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 24,340 68.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,842 24.7%
John Anderson (I) 1,992 5.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 560 1.6%
Other 11 0.0%
TOTAL 35,745
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 17


1976 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 12,536 42.7%
Gerald Ford* (R) 16,448 56.0%
Other 405 1.4%
TOTAL 29,389
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 8


1972 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 17,070 62.3%
George McGovern (D) 10,225 37.3%
Other 111 0.4%
TOTAL 27,406
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 2


1968 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 12,063 53.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 8,825 39.4%
George Wallace (AIP) 1,517 6.8%
TOTAL 22,405
Turnout: 49% Diff (US): 10


1964 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 12,204 52.4%
Barry Goldwater (R) 11,066 47.6%
TOTAL 23,270
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 9


1956 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 13,422 65.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,990 34.2%
TOTAL 20,412
Turnout: 52% Diff (US): 8


1952 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 14,138 70.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,804 29.1%
TOTAL 19,942
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): 16


1948 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 6,610 43.5%
Thomas Dewey (R) 8,445 55.6%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 127 0.8%
TOTAL 15,182
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 11


1936 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 8,095 52.4%
Alf Landon (R) 6,664 43.2%
William Lemke (Union) 677 4.4%
TOTAL 15,436
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 7


1932 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 7,865 58.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,373 39.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 37 0.3%
Other 208 1.5%
TOTAL 13,483
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 0


1928 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 7,490 66.6%
Al Smith (D) 3,707 33.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 20 0.2%
Other 27 0.2%
TOTAL 11,244
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 8


1924 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,207 61.1%
John Davis (D) 1,640 19.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,681 19.7%
TOTAL 8,528
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 7


1920 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 4,462 61.6%
James Cox (D) 2,099 29.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 648 8.9%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 34 0.5%
TOTAL 7,243
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): 1


1916 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 2,563 53.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,966 40.7%
Allan Benson (Soc) 263 5.4%
James Hanly (Proh) 44 0.9%
TOTAL 4,836
Turnout: 32% Diff (US): -5


1912 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,110 45.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,136 46.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 269 5.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 103 2.2%
TOTAL 4,618
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): -23


1908 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 2,655 55.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,952 40.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 162 3.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 56 1.2%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,826
Turnout: 36% Diff (US): 3


1904 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 1,880 67.7%
Alton Parker (D) 660 23.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 124 4.5%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 26 0.9%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 88 3.2%
TOTAL 2,778
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): 11


1900 President, Rapid City, SD Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,448 51.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,349 47.8%
John Woolley (Proh) 7 0.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 9 0.3%
Other 9 0.3%
TOTAL 2,822
Turnout: 42% Diff (US): 0
* incumbent