Soldier Creek, SD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Soldier Creek

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

Soldier Creek is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Soldier Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Soldier Creek, ~37% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Soldier Creek compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Soldier Creek leans more Democratic than 9 of 10 neighbors.

Soldier Creek runs about 93 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Soldier Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Soldier Creek. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+67) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 78 points.

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

Soldier Creek votes against the grain of South Dakota. South Dakota leans Republican overall, while Soldier Creek runs about 93 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Soldier Creek have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Soldier Creek, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Soldier Creek looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Soldier Creek 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 39%, about 27 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 60% of households in Soldier Creek rent, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Soldier Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.