Lantry leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Lantry typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lantry, ~45% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lantry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lantry leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Lantry runs about 78 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Lantry is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lantry. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+49) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+37), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lantry 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 Lantry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lantry votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Lantry runs about 78 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Lantry have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lantry, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lantry looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lantry is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Lantry rent, above 93% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Lantry sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bear Creek, SD D+31
- North Eagle Butte, SD D+60
- Eagle Butte, SD D+54
- Dupree, SD R+28
- Green Grass, SD D+14
- Glad Valley, SD D+37
- Thunder Butte, SD R+33
- Orton, SD D+42
- Cherry Creek, SD D+37
- Isabel, SD R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Womack, LA R+82
- Mount Pleasant, KY R+54
- Armstrong, OK R+70
- Lyons, IA R+39
- Deans, TN R+69
- Dalbys, VA R+8
- Signal, OH R+48
- Willowton, WV R+67
- Shady Bend, KS R+72
- Shade, MO R+75
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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.