Batesland, SD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Batesland

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Batesland leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Batesland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Batesland, ~41% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Batesland compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Batesland leans more Democratic than 7 of 11 neighbors.

Batesland runs about 78 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Batesland is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Batesland. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+68) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 85 points.

Why Batesland 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 Batesland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Batesland votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Batesland runs about 78 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Batesland have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Batesland, 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 Batesland looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Batesland 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 42%, about 24 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Batesland rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Batesland 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.