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

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

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

 

About 67% of adults in Elkton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elkton, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Elkton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Elkton leans more Republican than 10 of 28 neighbors.

Elkton runs about 19 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.

Why Elkton leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Elkton. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Elkton, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Elkton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elkton 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.