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

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

Okreek leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Okreek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Okreek, ~45% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Okreek compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Okreek leans more Democratic than 8 of 12 neighbors.

Okreek runs about 56 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Okreek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Okreek. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+37) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+37), a spread of about 74 points.

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

Okreek votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Okreek runs about 56 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Okreek have never been married, above 95% of cities.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Okreek, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Okreek looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Okreek is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 20 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. 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.