Kyle, SD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Kyle

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

Kyle leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Kyle typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kyle, ~36% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kyle compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kyle leans more Democratic than 4 of 9 neighbors.

Kyle runs about 59 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Kyle is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kyle. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 56 points.

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

Kyle votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Kyle runs about 59 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Kyle have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kyle, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Kyle looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kyle 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 39%, about 27 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 60% of households in Kyle rent, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Kyle sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.