The small town of Elk Point, SD (zip code 57025) is located in Union County and has a population of about 1,000 people. While the area may be small, it has a vibrant political scene that ensures the needs and concerns of its citizens are heard. Local politicians work hard to represent their constituents and make sure their voices are heard in city hall. The local government works diligently to provide resources and support for residents in need, such as housing assistance or job training programs. Additionally, the local government puts on events throughout the year where citizens can come together to discuss community issues and concerns. As a result, there is much civic engagement in Elk Point, making it an ideal place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 57025 (Elk Point, SD) is strongly conservative.
Union County, SD is very conservative. In Union County, SD 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.8%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57025 (Elk Point, SD) is strongly conservative.
Elk Point, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Union County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux 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.
Elk Point, 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 57025 (Elk Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $5,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)