Farmingdale is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Farmingdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Farmingdale, ~8% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Farmingdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Farmingdale leans more Republican than 14 of 19 neighbors.
Farmingdale runs about 37 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Farmingdale 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 Farmingdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Farmingdale are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Farmingdale, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Farmingdale looks the way it does
Turnout in Farmingdale sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Caputa, SD R+67
- Rapid Valley, SD R+39
- New Underwood, SD R+69
- Box Elder, SD R+59
- Hayward, SD R+59
- Ashland Heights, SD R+46
- Ellsworth Afb, SD R+26
- Rapid City, SD R+22
- Hermosa, SD R+58
- Viewfield, SD R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sprague, MO R+68
- Indiantown, MI R+29
- Thomastown, LA R+74
- Verdon, NE R+60
- St. Croix, IN R+52
- Reagan, TX R+70
- Oranda, VA R+47
- New Grand Chain, IL R+62
- Traverse, MN R+25
- Binford, ND R+53
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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.