Valley Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Valley Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Springs, ~19% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Springs leans more Republican than 13 of 38 neighbors.
Valley Springs runs about 20 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Valley Springs 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 Valley Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Valley Springs drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Valley Springs, SD does.
Why turnout in Valley Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Valley Springs 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Valley Springs have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rowena, SD R+47
- Brandon, SD R+28
- Beaver Creek, MN R+62
- Corson, SD R+49
- Hills, MN R+65
- Larchwood, IA R+64
- Garretson, SD R+50
- Sherman, SD R+50
- Renner Corner, SD R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bratenahl, OH D+47
- Bremond, TX R+57
- Oxford, IN R+51
- Carthage, IN R+60
- Fannett, TX R+55
- Ness City, KS R+74
- Elmwood, WI R+31
- Mapleton, IA R+49
- Amana, IA R+34
- Mathias, WV R+66
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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.