Baltic is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Baltic typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baltic, ~15% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baltic compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Baltic leans more Republican than 29 of 39 neighbors.
Baltic runs about 24 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Baltic leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Baltic, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Baltic are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Baltic, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Baltic looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Baltic 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Baltic have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dell Rapids, SD R+42
- Renner, SD R+47
- Lyons, SD R+54
- Renner Corner, SD R+42
- Crooks, SD R+49
- Colton, SD R+49
- Corson, SD R+49
- Garretson, SD R+50
- Trent, SD R+53
- Huntimer, SD R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- McGregor, MN R+29
- Bedford, IA R+49
- Shenandoah Junction, WV R+21
- Timpson, TX R+62
- Groveton, NH R+36
- Salley, SC R+23
- Buhl, AL R+72
- Pearson, TX R+46
- Lookout Mountain, TN R+18
- Monetta, SC R+30
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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.