57577 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 57577 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 57577, ~37% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 57577 compares
57577 runs about 71 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while 57577 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 57577. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+55) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 67 points.
Why 57577 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 57577, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
57577 votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while 57577 runs about 71 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in 57577 have never been married, above 98% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 57577, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 57577 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 57577 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 20 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in 57577 rent, above 84% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 57577 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.