Carter, SD politics & representatives
Carter is represented in Congress by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson. Larry Rhoden is governor.
Who represents Carter in Washington and in South Dakota, with how to reach each office.
How Tripp County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Tripp County. Carter's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 2,654 votes
South Dakota: Trump 63.4%, Harris 34.2%
U.S. House · South Dakota's at-large district 421,448 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Carter in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of South Dakota
U.S. House · South Dakota's at-large district
Who represents Carter in state government
State Senate · District 21
State House · District 21
Carter's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Carter by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.