57052 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 76% of adults in 57052 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 57052, ~12% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 57052 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 57052 leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
57052 runs about 41 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why 57052 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 57052, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 57052 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 17 points above the South Dakota average of 81%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 57052 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 57052, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 57052 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 57052 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 57052 have completed high school, above 94% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from South Dakota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.