Tulare is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Tulare typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tulare, ~14% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tulare compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tulare leans more Republican than 7 of 15 neighbors.
Tulare runs about 27 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Tulare 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 Tulare, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Tulare are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Tulare sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 86% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tulare, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tulare looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tulare is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hitchcock, SD R+70
- Redfield, SD R+45
- Spink Colony, SD R+54
- Zell, SD R+61
- Glendale Colony, SD R+54
- Vayland, SD R+68
- Huron Colony, SD R+68
- Frankfort, SD R+53
- Rockham, SD R+67
- Athol, SD R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eagle Village, NY D+11
- Level Green, PA R+36
- Holly Ridge, LA R+80
- Round Oak, GA R+51
- Gold Rock, NC D+47
- Kellerton, IA R+53
- Critz, VA R+55
- Allentown, GA R+63
- Morris, IN R+63
- Coal, MO R+66
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.