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

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

McIntosh leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in McIntosh typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McIntosh, ~17% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How McIntosh compares

Among cities within 25 miles, McIntosh leans more Republican than 7 of 11 neighbors.

McIntosh runs about 15 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within McIntosh. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+58) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+69), a spread of about 127 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in McIntosh live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the South Dakota average of 9%.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; McIntosh, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in McIntosh looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. McIntosh is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. 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.