Okobojo is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Okobojo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okobojo, ~7% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Okobojo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Okobojo leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
Okobojo runs about 39 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Okobojo 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 Okobojo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Okobojo live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the South Dakota average of 9%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Okobojo, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Okobojo looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Okobojo rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Okobojo sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eakin, SD R+53
- South Forest City, SD R+19
- Mission Ridge, SD R+59
- Onida, SD R+57
- Lacy, SD R+63
- Agar, SD R+68
- Pierre, SD R+32
- Cattron, SD R+70
- Bretton, SD R+60
- Fort Pierre, SD R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cortland, IN R+65
- Smockville, IN R+60
- West Bend, AL D+3
- South Horicon, NY R+18
- Mount Airy, MO R+68
- Nahma, MI R+32
- Summerfield, NJ R+41
- Parlin, CO Even
- Erin Springs, OK R+73
- West Lancaster, OH R+70
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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.