Interior is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Interior typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Interior, ~9% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Interior compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Interior leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Interior runs about 36 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Interior. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Interior 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 Interior, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Interior live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the South Dakota average of 9%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Interior, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Interior looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 31% of households in Interior rent, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Potato Creek, SD R+12
- Cottonwood, SD R+73
- Philip Junction, SD R+73
- Imlay, SD Even
- Wanblee, SD D+43
- Quinn, SD R+77
- Wall, SD R+76
- Kadoka, SD R+57
- Philip, SD R+70
- Kyle, SD D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Daysville, TN R+69
- Delville, KY R+55
- Frederick, IL R+51
- Lowery, AL R+90
- Long Key, FL R+32
- Longrie, MI R+45
- Lamont, WA R+75
- Neff, OK R+69
- Wanilla, MS D+7
- Forest Hill, MS D+36
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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.