Vetal leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Vetal typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vetal, ~28% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vetal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vetal leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
Vetal runs about 21 points more Democratic than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Vetal. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+17), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Vetal 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 Vetal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Vetal hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the South Dakota average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Vetal are family households, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Vetal, SD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Vetal looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vetal is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 24 points below the South Dakota average of 66%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Vetal rent, above 94% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Vetal sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tuthill, SD R+14
- Spring Creek, SD D+53
- Martin, SD R+4
- Parmelee, SD D+58
- Norris, SD R+4
- Long Valley, SD R+12
- Cody, NE R+79
- Two Strike, SD D+63
- St. Francis, SD D+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Gorin, MO R+70
- Green, KY R+59
- Spring Mills, NY R+55
- Grafton, IN R+52
- Goodale, CO R+59
- Sharpe, KS R+67
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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.