The small town of 57242 Hazel, SD is predominantly rural and is governed by local elections. In recent years, there has been an influx of new residents who have brought fresh perspectives to the political climate. The most pressing issues are often related to economic development, education, and public safety. In the upcoming election, voters will have the opportunity to choose from a number of candidates who are all vying for their vote. They will be weighing their options carefully since the decisions made in these local elections can have a major impact on the future of Hazel and its citizens. As such, it is important for residents of this town to make sure they are informed about the candidates running in this election and consider various viewpoints before making their decision at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 57242 (Hazel, SD) is very conservative.
Hamlin County, SD is very conservative. In Hamlin County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamlin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Hamlin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57242 (Hazel, SD) is very conservative.
Hazel, South Dakota is very conservative.
Hamlin 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.
Hazel, 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 57242 (Hazel)
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 13 contributions totaling $4,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)