Mission Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Mission Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mission Hill, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mission Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mission Hill leans more Republican than 11 of 29 neighbors.
Mission Hill runs about 25 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mission Hill. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mission Hill leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Mission Hill. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Mission Hill, SD does.
Why turnout in Mission Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mission Hill 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Volin, SD R+56
- Yankton, SD R+31
- Gayville, SD R+54
- Yankton, NE R+73
- St. Helena, NE R+71
- Utica, SD R+56
- Menominee, NE R+72
- Mayfield, SD R+58
- Wakonda, SD R+44
- Meckling, SD R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Register, NC R+3
- Leroy, TX R+72
- Florida, MA R+7
- Betsy Layne, KY R+56
- Coral Hill, KY R+60
- Garza-Salinas II, TX R+2
- Pleasant Ridge, TX R+75
- Velpen, IN R+57
- Ulah, IL R+36
- Sycamore, DE R+49
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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.