57465 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 57465 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 57465, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 57465 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 57465 leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
57465 runs about 30 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 57465. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 57465 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 57465, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 57465 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the South Dakota average of 81%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 57465 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 57465, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 57465 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 57465 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in 57465 own their home, above 82% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 57465 have completed high school, above 91% 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.