Wetonka is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wetonka typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wetonka, ~13% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wetonka compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wetonka leans more Republican than 14 of 17 neighbors.
Wetonka runs about 35 points more Republican than South Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wetonka. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wetonka 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 Wetonka, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Wetonka sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 17 points above the South Dakota average of 81%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Wetonka, 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 Wetonka looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wetonka 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
- Willow, SD R+68
- Westport, SD R+55
- Long Lake Colony, SD R+61
- Leola, SD R+69
- Mina, SD R+59
- Ordway, SD R+56
- Barnard, SD R+57
- Aberdeen, SD R+31
- Ipswich, SD R+57
- Frederick, SD R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maple River, IA R+55
- Templeton, IN R+56
- Matherton, MI R+46
- Marksbury, KY R+54
- Hord, IL R+71
- Old Hickory, AR R+63
- Hugo, OR R+33
- Oran, TX R+83
- Kelleys Island, OH R+27
- Julian, NE R+55
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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.