Eureka, South Dakota is a small town with a population of approximately 1,700 people. The politics in 57437 Eureka, SD are shaped by the local government and elected officials. The mayor is currently Mark Mehlhaff who was elected in 2016. There are five city council members that serve to make decisions on behalf of the citizens of Eureka: Lori Lonergan-Osterloh, Janna Weiszhaar, Joe Summers, Kenton Bittner and Wendell Niles. These members work together to ensure that the community is running efficiently and effectively. They also handle matters such as budget allocations and infrastructure improvements. In addition to these elected officials, there are many other groups and individuals that contribute to the political landscape in Eureka including non-profits and organizations that focus on improving the quality of life for citizens. All of these entities shape the politics in 57437 Eureka, SD by providing input and guidance to ensure that the town remains a safe and vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Zip 57437 (Eureka, SD) is very conservative.
McPherson County, SD is very conservative. In McPherson County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 16.8%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57437 (Eureka, SD) is very conservative.
Eureka, South Dakota is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
Eureka, 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 57437 (Eureka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $14,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)