Raymond is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Raymond typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Raymond, ~14% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Raymond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Raymond leans more Republican than 10 of 19 neighbors.
Raymond runs about 28 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Raymond 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 Raymond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Raymond sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the South Dakota average of 81%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Raymond, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Raymond looks the way it does
Turnout in Raymond sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hillside Colony, SD R+54
- Doland, SD R+54
- Clark, SD R+53
- Carpenter, SD R+59
- Frankfort, SD R+53
- Garden City, SD R+59
- Turton, SD R+51
- Glendale Colony, SD R+54
- Spink Colony, SD R+54
- Willow Lake, SD R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elliott, IL R+57
- Gardner, TN R+53
- Sweetland Center, IA R+37
- Mabie, WV R+66
- Boxley, IN R+57
- Plainview, LA R+79
- Woodson, AR R+5
- Schlatterville, GA R+81
- Fort Miller, NY R+27
- Fort Peck, MT R+68
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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.