Viewfield is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Viewfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Viewfield, ~6% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Viewfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Viewfield leans more Republican than 14 of 18 neighbors.
Viewfield runs about 47 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Viewfield. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Viewfield 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 Viewfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Viewfield live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the South Dakota average of 9%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Viewfield are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Viewfield, SD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Viewfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Viewfield 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Underwood, SD R+69
- Ellsworth Afb, SD R+26
- Box Elder, SD R+59
- Wicksville, SD R+79
- Caputa, SD R+67
- Ashland Heights, SD R+46
- Farmingdale, SD R+66
- Rapid Valley, SD R+39
- Hereford, SD R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillsview, SD R+68
- Toga, VA R+34
- Vandalia, NY R+32
- Ollie, MT R+78
- Red Beach, ME R+31
- Joyland, AR R+75
- Moorefield, OH R+61
- Tunnel Springs, AL D+11
- Crockett, KY R+68
- Crosby Beach, MN R+38
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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.