Bruce, SD is a small town in 57220 that offers its citizens the opportunity to be involved in local politics. The community is actively engaged in electing officials at the state and county level, as well as taking part in initiatives and referendums. While the population of Bruce may be relatively small compared to other cities across the state, the citizens have a voice and an impact on their representatives. Through voting, participating in local events, and engaging with elected officials, Bruce residents can make a difference in their own backyard. People from all walks of life are encouraged to get involved by attending candidate forums and volunteering for their favorite candidates or issues. Participating in local politics ensures that the town’s needs are heard by those making decisions on behalf of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 57220 (Bruce, SD) is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57220 (Bruce, SD) is moderately conservative.
Bruce, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bruce, South Dakota: R R d 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 57220 (Bruce)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $46,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $787 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)