The small town of Pine Ridge, SD located in 57770 is home to a politically active community. With the most recent elections in 2020, many residents have participated in local events and forums to ensure their voices are heard. Despite its small size, Pine Ridge has a number of candidates running for office who advocate for local issues such as education, health care, and economic growth. Many of the candidates are members of the Oglala Sioux tribe working to improve the lives of their fellow citizens. The town is also known for being part of the Standing Rock movement which advocated for environmental protection and Native American rights. Residents are often seen at local protests and marches advocating for justice and equality. The political landscape in Pine Ridge has been shaped by its history but continues to evolve with new ideas brought forward by its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 57770 (Pine Ridge, SD) is strongly liberal.
Oglala Lakota County, SD is very liberal. In Oglala Lakota County, SD 88.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 9.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oglala Lakota county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 88.4% to 9.3%.
Oglala Lakota county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57770 (Pine Ridge, SD) is strongly liberal.
Pine Ridge, South Dakota is strongly liberal.
Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota is very liberal.
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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.
Pine Ridge, South Dakota: D D D D D D
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 57770 (Pine Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)