Long Lake Colony is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Long Lake Colony typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Long Lake Colony, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Long Lake Colony compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Long Lake Colony leans more Republican than 8 of 14 neighbors.
Long Lake Colony runs about 32 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Long Lake 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 Long Lake Colony, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Long Lake Colony sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 18 points above the South Dakota average of 81%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Long Lake Colony, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Long Lake Colony looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Long Lake 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wetonka, SD R+64
- Leola, SD R+69
- Ipswich, SD R+57
- Willow, SD R+68
- Plainview Colony, SD R+61
- Mina, SD R+59
- Westport, SD R+55
- Powell, SD R+61
- Roscoe, SD R+64
- Ordway, SD R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leatherwood, TN R+70
- Lone Oak, TN R+71
- Yolano, CA R+26
- Amoret, MO R+66
- Lenna, OK R+63
- Pine Tree Corners, DE R+11
- Daniel, GA R+31
- Panola, SC D+45
- Morris, WV R+59
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
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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.