Veblen leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Veblen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Veblen, ~22% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Veblen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Veblen leans more Republican than 2 of 17 neighbors.
Veblen runs about 9 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole.
Why Veblen leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Veblen. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Veblen, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Veblen looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Veblen sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Veblen sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Claire City, SD R+44
- Lake City, SD R+25
- Havana, ND R+49
- Eden, SD R+23
- Rutland, ND R+49
- Lidgerwood, ND R+45
- Kidder, SD R+29
- New Effington, SD R+47
- Cayuga, ND R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Michael, PA R+48
- Marble Rock, IA R+50
- Leesburg, KY R+54
- Rock Dell, MN R+41
- Whitesboro, OK R+67
- Diorite, MI R+29
- Dilts Corner, NJ D+4
- Balsora, TX R+77
- Dillard, OR R+46
- Laurel Run, PA R+40
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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.