57259 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 57259 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 57259, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 57259 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 57259 leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
57259 runs about 24 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why 57259 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 57259, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 57259 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the South Dakota average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 57259, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 57259 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 57259 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 57259 own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.