Batesland, SD is a small rural community located in 57716. The politics of the area is mostly conservative and it is represented by local politicians who share the same beliefs. These politicians are dedicated to serving the community and are committed to finding solutions that will benefit their constituents. They focus on issues such as economic development, job growth, infrastructure improvement, and access to healthcare. They also work on advocating for local businesses and providing services to those in need. All of these efforts help Batesland remain a vibrant and prosperous township while maintaining its traditional values.
The political climate in Zip 57716 (Batesland, 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 57716 (Batesland, SD) is strongly liberal.
Batesland, 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.
Batesland, 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 57716 (Batesland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)