Burke, SD (57523) is an area with a long history of political involvement from its residents. It is home to many organizations and initiatives that are active in local politics, ranging from civic engagement to environmental activism. Over the years, Burke has seen some notable local political figures who have had significant influence in shaping the town's policies and laws. For example, former mayor Joe Dyer was an influential figure in advocating for improved infrastructure and economic development in the area. In recent times, citizens have been actively participating in the election of local representatives to represent them at both the state and federal levels. The current state representative for Burke is Democrat Kim Mitchell who has served since 2016 and has a strong commitment to public service. Similarly on the national level, South Dakota’s sole congressional representative is Republican Dusty Johnson who was elected in 2018. As such, Burke’s residents remain committed to engaging as informed participants in their own democracy by voting for candidates that align with their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 57523 (Burke, 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 57523 (Burke, SD) is very conservative.
Burke, South Dakota is very conservative.
Gregory County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Burke, 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 57523 (Burke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $15,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $11,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $633 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)