Peever leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Peever typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peever, ~26% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peever compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peever leans more Republican than 1 of 21 neighbors.
Peever runs about 18 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Peever. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+28) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+45), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Peever 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 Peever, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Peever hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the South Dakota average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Peever sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 83% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Peever, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Peever looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Peever is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Peever rent, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sisseton, SD Even
- Wilmot, SD R+51
- Browns Valley, MN R+36
- Beardsley, MN R+30
- Summit, SD R+40
- Hartford Beach, SD R+52
- Ortley, SD R+39
- Grenville, SD R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deadwood, TX R+74
- Randolph, OH R+41
- Calvin, LA R+63
- Sloansville, NY R+37
- Middendorf, SC R+73
- Kreamer, PA R+62
- Crawfordsville, AR R+19
- Gilman, IA R+37
- Jumping Branch, WV R+60
- Rennerdale, PA R+12
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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.