Little Eagle, SD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Little Eagle

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

Little Eagle is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Little Eagle typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Eagle, ~37% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Little Eagle compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Little Eagle leans more Democratic than 10 of 11 neighbors.

Little Eagle runs about 87 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Little Eagle is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Little Eagle votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Little Eagle runs about 87 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Little Eagle have never been married, above 97% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

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

Why turnout in Little Eagle looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Little Eagle 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 44% of households in Little Eagle rent, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Little Eagle 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.