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Key events in the 20th century included the [[Dust Bowl]] and [[Great Depression]], increased federal spending during the 1940s and 1950s for agriculture and defense, and an industrialization of agriculture that has reduced family farming. Eastern South Dakota is home to most of the state's population, and the area's fertile soil is used to grow a variety of crops. West of the Missouri River, [[ranch]]ing is the predominant agricultural activity, and the economy is more dependent on tourism and defense spending. Most of the Native American reservations are in [[West River (South Dakota)|West River]]. The [[Black Hills]], a group of low pine-covered mountains sacred to the Sioux, is in the southwest part of the state. [[Mount Rushmore]], a major tourist destination, is there. South Dakota has a temperate [[continental climate]], with four distinct seasons and precipitation levels ranging from moderate in the east to semi-arid in the west. The state's ecology features species typical of a North American [[grassland]] biome.
Key events in the 20th century included the [[Dust Bowl]] and [[Great Depression]], increased federal spending during the 1940s and 1950s for agriculture and defense, and an industrialization of agriculture that has reduced family farming. Eastern South Dakota is home to most of the state's population, and the area's fertile soil is used to grow a variety of crops. West of the Missouri River, [[ranch]]ing is the predominant agricultural activity, and the economy is more dependent on tourism and defense spending. Most of the Native American reservations are in [[West River (South Dakota)|West River]]. The [[Black Hills]], a group of low pine-covered mountains sacred to the Sioux, is in the southwest part of the state. [[Mount Rushmore]], a major tourist destination, is there. South Dakota has a temperate [[continental climate]], with four distinct seasons and precipitation levels ranging from moderate in the east to semi-arid in the west. The state's ecology features species typical of a North American [[grassland]] biome.


While several Democrats have represented South Dakota for multiple terms in both chambers of [[Congress (United States)|Congress]], the state government is largely controlled by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], whose nominees have carried South Dakota in each of the last 14 [[United States presidential election|presidential elections]]. Historically dominated by an agricultural economy and a rural lifestyle, South Dakota has recently sought to diversify its economy in other areas to both attract and retain residents. South Dakota's history and rural character still strongly influence the state's culture.
While several Democrats have represented South Dakota for multiple terms in both chambers of [[Congress (United States)|Congress]], the state government is largely controlled by the Republican Party, whose nominees have carried South Dakota in each of the last 14 [[United States presidential election|presidential elections]]. Historically dominated by an agricultural economy and a rural lifestyle, South Dakota has recently sought to diversify its economy in other areas to both attract and retain residents. South Dakota's history and rural character still strongly influence the state's culture.


==History==
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South Dakota politics are generally dominated by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Since statehood, Republicans have carried the state's electoral votes in all but five presidential elections: [[1896 United States presidential election|1896]], [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]] (by [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive Party]]), [[1932 United States presidential election|1932]], [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]] and [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]. (Democrat [[George McGovern]]—a native South Dakotan—failed to carry his home state in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]].) Only Alaska has been carried fewer times by a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=McGovern, George Stanley, (1922–) |dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000452 |url-status=live |access-date=October 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002702/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000452 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential General Election Graph Comparison—South Dakota |url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2004&fips=46&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |url-status=live |website=uselectionatlas.org |access-date=October 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015072307/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2004&fips=46&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |archive-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> Additionally, a Democrat has not won the governorship since 1974. As of 2024, Republicans hold a 2-to-1 voter registration advantage over Democrats<ref>{{cite web | title = Voter Registration Tracking | publisher = South Dakota Secretary of State | access-date = July 18, 2024| url = https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/voter-registration-totals/voter-registration-comparison-table.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240718125931/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/voter-registration-totals/voter-registration-comparison-table.aspx | archive-date = July 18, 2024 | url-status = live }}</ref> and hold supermajorities in both the state House<ref>{{cite web | title = Official Listing—South Dakota Representatives—2016 | publisher = State of South Dakota | access-date = February 3, 2016 | url = http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=H&CurrentSession=True | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203202328/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=H&CurrentSession=True | archive-date = February 3, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and the state Senate.<ref>{{cite web | title = Official Listing—South Dakota Senators—2016 | publisher = State of South Dakota | access-date = February 3, 2016 | url = http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=S&CurrentSession=True | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203202331/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=S&CurrentSession=True | archive-date = February 3, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
South Dakota politics are generally dominated by the Republican Party. Since statehood, Republicans have carried the state's electoral votes in all but five presidential elections: [[1896 United States presidential election|1896]], [[1912 United States presidential election|1912]] (by [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive Party]]), [[1932 United States presidential election|1932]], [[1936 United States presidential election|1936]] and [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]. (Democrat [[George McGovern]]—a native South Dakotan—failed to carry his home state in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]].) Only Alaska has been carried fewer times by a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=McGovern, George Stanley, (1922–) |dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=m000452 |url-status=live |access-date=October 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002702/http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000452 |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential General Election Graph Comparison—South Dakota |url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2004&fips=46&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |url-status=live |website=uselectionatlas.org |access-date=October 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015072307/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparegraphs.php?year=2004&fips=46&f=0&off=0&elect=0 |archive-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> Additionally, a Democrat has not won the governorship since 1974. As of 2024, Republicans hold a 2-to-1 voter registration advantage over Democrats<ref>{{cite web | title = Voter Registration Tracking | publisher = South Dakota Secretary of State | access-date = July 18, 2024| url = https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/voter-registration-totals/voter-registration-comparison-table.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240718125931/https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/voter-registration-totals/voter-registration-comparison-table.aspx | archive-date = July 18, 2024 | url-status = live }}</ref> and hold supermajorities in both the state House<ref>{{cite web | title = Official Listing—South Dakota Representatives—2016 | publisher = State of South Dakota | access-date = February 3, 2016 | url = http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=H&CurrentSession=True | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203202328/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=H&CurrentSession=True | archive-date = February 3, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and the state Senate.<ref>{{cite web | title = Official Listing—South Dakota Senators—2016 | publisher = State of South Dakota | access-date = February 3, 2016 | url = http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=S&CurrentSession=True | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160203202331/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/Roster.aspx?Body=S&CurrentSession=True | archive-date = February 3, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>


Despite the state's general Republican and conservative leanings, Democrats have found success in various statewide elections, most notably in those involving South Dakota's congressional representatives in [[Washington D.C.|Washington]]. American Indians have been becoming more active in state and county electoral politics. In the 2002 election, American Indian voting carried Tim Johnson as the Democratic candidate by a margin of 532 votes.<ref name=Florio>[http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E1095196%257E,00.html Gwen Florio, "Indians Show Political Clout; Natives Throng Polls in 'White' S.D. County"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116003953/http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0%2C1413%2C36~53~1095196~%2C00.html |date=November 16, 2008 }} ''The Denver Post'', January 8, 2003, accessed June 8, 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2002 | publisher = Office of the Clerk—U.S. House of Representatives | access-date = June 9, 2011 | url = http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#41 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070105011809/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#41 | archive-date = January 5, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref> Until his electoral defeat in 2004, Senator [[Tom Daschle]] was the Senate [[minority leader]] (and briefly its [[majority leader]] during Democratic control of the Senate in 2001–02).<ref>{{cite news | title = Daschle Loses S.D. Senate Seat to Thune | publisher = Fox News | access-date = April 10, 2007 | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137397,00.html | date = November 3, 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070523071147/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137397,00.html | archive-date = May 23, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Other prominent South Dakota Democrats include former presidential nominees [[George McGovern]] and [[Hubert Humphrey]].
Despite the state's general Republican and conservative leanings, Democrats have found success in various statewide elections, most notably in those involving South Dakota's congressional representatives in [[Washington D.C.|Washington]]. American Indians have been becoming more active in state and county electoral politics. In the 2002 election, American Indian voting carried Tim Johnson as the Democratic candidate by a margin of 532 votes.<ref name=Florio>[http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E1095196%257E,00.html Gwen Florio, "Indians Show Political Clout; Natives Throng Polls in 'White' S.D. County"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116003953/http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0%2C1413%2C36~53~1095196~%2C00.html |date=November 16, 2008 }} ''The Denver Post'', January 8, 2003, accessed June 8, 2011</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2002 | publisher = Office of the Clerk—U.S. House of Representatives | access-date = June 9, 2011 | url = http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#41 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070105011809/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#41 | archive-date = January 5, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref> Until his electoral defeat in 2004, Senator [[Tom Daschle]] was the Senate [[minority leader]] (and briefly its [[majority leader]] during Democratic control of the Senate in 2001–02).<ref>{{cite news | title = Daschle Loses S.D. Senate Seat to Thune | publisher = Fox News | access-date = April 10, 2007 | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137397,00.html | date = November 3, 2004 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070523071147/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137397,00.html | archive-date = May 23, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Other prominent South Dakota Democrats include former presidential nominees [[George McGovern]] and [[Hubert Humphrey]].
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