57741 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 48% of adults in 57741 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 57741, ~10% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 57741 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 57741 leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
57741 runs about 31 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why 57741 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 57741, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 57741 hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the South Dakota average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in 57741 are family households, above 98% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 57741, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 57741 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 57741 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%. 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.