57642 is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 41% of adults in 57642 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 57642, ~31% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 57642 compares
57642 runs about 80 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while 57642 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 57642. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 12 points.
Why 57642 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 57642, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
57642 votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while 57642 runs about 80 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in 57642 have never been married, above 95% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 57642, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 57642 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 57642 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 47%, about 19 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in 57642 rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 49% of adults in 57642 report food insecurity, in the top fraction 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.