Cherry Creek leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Cherry Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Creek, ~30% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cherry Creek leans more Democratic than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Cherry Creek runs about 66 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Cherry Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Cherry Creek 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 Cherry Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cherry Creek votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Cherry Creek runs about 66 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Cherry Creek have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cherry Creek, 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 Cherry Creek looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cherry Creek 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 51% of households in Cherry Creek rent, compared to around 34% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Cherry Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kirley, SD R+73
- Milesville, SD R+73
- Howes, SD D+25
- Glad Valley, SD D+37
- Lantry, SD D+48
- Orton, SD D+42
- Stamford, SD R+67
- Eagle Butte, SD D+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whitehouse, AL R+84
- Shenks Ferry, PA R+53
- Norway Center, SD R+50
- Covode, PA R+68
- Portland, IL R+37
- Brooksville, ME D+22
- Heth, AR R+31
- Dycusburg, KY R+67
- Smyrna Mills, ME R+46
- Loomis, WA R+39
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.