Hidden Timber, SD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hidden Timber

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

Hidden Timber leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Hidden Timber typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hidden Timber, ~48% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hidden Timber compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hidden Timber leans more Democratic than 6 of 13 neighbors.

Hidden Timber runs about 65 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Hidden Timber is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hidden Timber. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 23 points.

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

Hidden Timber votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Hidden Timber runs about 65 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Hidden Timber have never been married, above 96% of cities.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hidden Timber, SD sits in the bottom tenth 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 Hidden Timber looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hidden Timber 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%. 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.