Huron Colony is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Huron Colony typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Huron Colony, ~11% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Huron Colony compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Huron Colony leans more Republican than 18 of 20 neighbors.
Huron Colony runs about 39 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Huron Colony. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Huron 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 Huron Colony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Huron Colony sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the South Dakota average of 81%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Huron Colony are family households, above 88% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Huron Colony, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Huron Colony looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Huron Colony 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Huron Colony have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hitchcock, SD R+70
- Riverside Colony, SD R+62
- Spink Colony, SD R+54
- Yale, SD R+61
- Carpenter, SD R+59
- Wolsey, SD R+70
- Huron, SD R+41
- Hillside Colony, SD R+54
- Glendale Colony, SD R+54
- Tulare, SD R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Payne, IA R+47
- Souwilpa, AL R+54
- Union Gap, OR R+37
- Geneva, ID R+73
- Willowemoc, NY R+20
- McFadden, AR R+74
- McKamie, AR R+48
- Sebring, PA R+65
- Julius, AR Even
- Johnsontown, MD R+40
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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.