Tabor is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Tabor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tabor, ~15% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tabor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tabor leans more Republican than 15 of 25 neighbors.
Tabor runs about 30 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Tabor 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 Tabor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Tabor sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 17 points above the South Dakota average of 81%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tabor, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tabor looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Tabor have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lesterville, SD R+56
- Tyndall, SD R+57
- Santee, NE R+9
- Springfield, SD R+58
- Utica, SD R+56
- Crofton, NE R+66
- Yankton, SD R+31
- Lindy, NE R+35
- Scotland, SD R+63
- Vedin Corner, SD R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklin, WV R+50
- Goodland, IN R+57
- Illiopolis, IL R+44
- Leetsdale, PA D+11
- Bodega, CA D+44
- Fort McDowell, AZ D+43
- North Haven, NY D+31
- Courtland, MN R+51
- Cooksville, MD Even
- Mokane, MO R+58
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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.