Sturgis, SD (zip code 57785) is a small city located in the southeastern corner of South Dakota. It has a rich political history and has seen its share of local politics. As with any small town, there are plenty of passionate people who have strong opinions about what’s best for their community. Currently, the mayor of Sturgis is Mark Carstensen and he is committed to improving the quality of life in Sturgis by focusing on economic development and education initiatives. The City Council is composed of eight members and meets regularly to discuss matters that affect the citizens of Sturgis. In addition to regular City Council meetings, public hearings are held which allow citizens to voice their opinion on proposed laws or other important issues. Residents can also take advantage of various civic organizations and initiatives that focus on promoting community engagement and advocating for change within Sturgis.
The political climate in Zip 57785 (Sturgis, SD) is strongly conservative.
Meade County, SD is very conservative. In Meade County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 24.0%.
Meade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57785 (Sturgis, SD) is strongly conservative.
Sturgis, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Meade County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Rapid City Metro Area is strongly conservative.
South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Sturgis, South Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 57785 (Sturgis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $6,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $23,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)