The 10 Most Conservative Cities In South Dakota For 2023

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of South Dakota would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Mount Rushmore State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in South Dakota with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.

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If you’re wondering, Vermillion is the most liberal city in South Dakota of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in South Dakota.

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Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in South Dakota

Well, there you have it, the places in South Dakota that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Belle Fourche ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in South Dakota:

1. Vermillion
2. Brandon
3. Brookings

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