Turkey Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Turkey Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turkey Ridge, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Turkey Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Turkey Ridge leans more Republican than 8 of 34 neighbors.
Turkey Ridge runs about 24 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Turkey Ridge 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 Turkey Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Turkey Ridge are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Turkey Ridge is about 94%, well above similar-sized cities (around 72%).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Turkey Ridge, SD does.
Why turnout in Turkey Ridge looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Turkey Ridge 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pearsons Corner, SD R+55
- Midway, SD R+54
- Freeman, SD R+60
- Hurley, SD R+54
- Spring Valley, SD R+54
- Mayfield, SD R+58
- Marion, SD R+51
- Vedin Corner, SD R+56
- Viborg, SD R+51
- Menno, SD R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yeso, NM R+42
- Adel, OR R+71
- Watkins Corner, AR R+36
- Ardoch, ND R+59
- Lumberton, VA R+24
- Canon, CO R+8
- Utica, MT R+61
- Byrds, TX R+80
- Venturia, ND R+68
- Wesley, NY R+48
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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.