The electoral votes from South Dakota and the other states are
used to elect a President and Vice President every four years.
Whichever Presidential candidate gets the majority of
the electoral votes becomes the President.
South Dakota is given one electoral vote for each South Dakota congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
South Dakota Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
South Dakota has depends on how many Representatives South Dakota has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators South Dakota has does not change, but the number of
South Dakota congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, South Dakota has 2 Senators. Furthermore, South Dakota
currently has 1 congressional districts. Thus, South Dakota has a total of
3 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does South Dakota have?" is 3.
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