57571 St. Charles, SD is a small rural town with a population of about 975 people. It is located in the southeastern corner of the state, close to the Minnesota border. The local politics in 57571 St. Charles, SD are mainly focused on issues that affect the small community and its immediate surroundings. These include infrastructure, public safety, economic development, environmental protection and education. Local candidates running for office are often long-time residents who have an understanding and appreciation for the needs of this community and its people. They are dedicated to representing their constituents’ best interests and working together to ensure that all voices are heard within their town government.
The political climate in Zip 57571 (St. Charles, SD) is very conservative.
Gregory County, SD is very conservative. In Gregory County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.2%.
Gregory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57571 (St. Charles, SD) is very conservative.
St. Charles, South Dakota is very conservative.
Gregory County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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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.
St. Charles, 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 57571 (St. Charles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $81 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)