Hoven is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Hoven typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hoven, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hoven compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hoven leans more Republican than 12 of 17 neighbors.
Hoven runs about 43 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Hoven 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 Hoven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hoven sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 17 points above the South Dakota average of 81%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hoven, SD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hoven looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hoven 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Hoven have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tolstoy, SD R+69
- Logan, SD R+70
- Fayette, SD R+75
- Onaka, SD R+67
- Bowdle, SD R+62
- Java, SD R+78
- Akaska, SD R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawley, AL R+67
- Freistatt, MO R+72
- Roberts, IL R+58
- Avalon, WI R+32
- San Jon, NM R+70
- Tonalea, UT D+56
- Pumpkin Center, CA R+29
- Chatfield, TX R+42
- Maharishi Vedic City, IA R+42
- Oliver, WI R+9
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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.