State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

Political Control of the Legislature

  Senate House
Year Governor Republicans Democrats Other Republicans Democrats Other
2007 Republican 20 15 0 50 20 0
2005 Republican 25 10   51 19  
2003 Republican 26 9   49 21  
2001 Republican 24 11   50 20  
2000 Republican 22 13   51 19  
1999 Republican 22 13   51 19  
1997 Republican 22 13   48 22  
1995 Republican 19 16   46 24  
1994 Republican 15 20   42 28  
1993 Republican 15 20   41 29  
1991 Republican 18 17   45 25  
1989 Republican 20 15   46 24  
1988 Republican 25 10   48 22  
1987 Republican 24 11   48 22  
1985 Republican 25 10   57 13  
1984 Republican 27 8   54 16  
1983 Republican 26 9   54 16  
1981 Republican 25 10   49 21  
1979 Republican 24 11   48 22  
1977 Democrat 24 11   48 22  
1975 Democrat 16 19   37 33  
1973 Democrat 17 18   35 35  
1971 Democrat 24 11   46 29  
1969 Republican 27 8   59 16  
1967 Republican 29 6   64 11  
1965 Republican 18 16 1 45 30  
1963 Republican 26 9   58 17  
1961 Republican 23 12   57 18  
1959 Democrat 15 20   43 32  
1957 Republican 18 17   48 27  
1955 Republican 29 6   57 18  
1953 Republican 35 0   73 2  
1951 Republican 29 6   66 9  
1949 Republican 27 8   64 11  
1947 Republican 35 0   71 4  
1945 Republican 35 0   72 3  
1943 Republican 31 4   69 6  
1941 Republican 31 4   65 10  
1939 Republican 30 5   62 13  
1937 Republican 22 23   66 37  
1935 Democrat 14 31   40 63  
1933 Democrat 16 29   33 70  
1931 Republican 31 14   79 24  
1929 Democrat 33 12   83 20  
1927 Democrat 29 16   81 21 1
1925 Republican 34 10 1 85 11 7
1923 Republican 34 9 2 84 10 9
1921 Republican 44 1   94 4 5
1919 Republican 43 2   90 10 3
1917 Republican 35 10   91 12  
1915 Republican 35 10   85 18  
1913 Republican 33 11 1 88 14 1
1911 Republican 33 11 1 99 4 1
1909 Republican 39 6   95 9  
1907 Republican 38 7   80 9  
1905 Republican 41 2 2 87 2  
1903 Republican 41 3 1 76 6 5
1901 Republican 39 1 5 79 5 3