Union Center, SD (57787) is a small rural town located in central South Dakota. It is a deeply conservative area with strong support for the Republican Party and its values. In local politics, candidates are often those who have strong ties to the community, understand the needs of the people and are willing to fight for what they believe in. Two current Republicans running for local office are Governor Kristi Noem and Congressman Dusty Johnson. Both have served South Dakota in various capacities and each bring their own unique vision and experience to make Union Center a better place to live. Their leadership is greatly appreciated by the citizens of Union Center who value their commitment to their constituents above all else.
The political climate in Zip 57787 (Union Center, SD) is very 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 57787 (Union Center, SD) is very conservative.
Union Center, South Dakota is very 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.
Union Center, 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 57787 (Union Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)