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

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

Rosebud is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in Rosebud typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rosebud, ~34% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rosebud compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rosebud is the most Democratic-leaning.

Rosebud runs about 96 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Rosebud is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Rosebud votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Rosebud runs about 96 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Rosebud have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rosebud, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Rosebud looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rosebud 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 36%, about 30 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 53% of households in Rosebud rent, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Rosebud sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.