Glendale Colony is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Glendale Colony typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale Colony, ~14% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glendale Colony compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale Colony leans more Republican than 6 of 16 neighbors.
Glendale Colony runs about 25 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Glendale Colony 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 Glendale Colony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Glendale Colony sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the South Dakota average of 81%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Glendale Colony, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Glendale Colony looks the way it does
Turnout in Glendale Colony 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
- Spink Colony, SD R+54
- Frankfort, SD R+53
- Doland, SD R+54
- Redfield, SD R+45
- Hillside Colony, SD R+54
- Tulare, SD R+57
- Ashton, SD R+55
- Hitchcock, SD R+70
- Huron Colony, SD R+68
- Raymond, SD R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dutch John, UT R+60
- Dalesburg, SD R+46
- Easton, LA R+85
- Wing, ND R+73
- Crary, ND R+48
- Georgia, LA D+19
- Cross Roads, IN R+57
- Grant, IA R+49
- Grand Mesa, CO R+37
- Corinth, TN R+67
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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.