The politics in 57451 Ipswich, SD are overseen by the city council. The members of the council are elected officials who represent the local community and their decisions in regards to running the city. They set policies and regulations for issues such as taxation, education, utilities, public safety and other matters that affect the citizens of Ipswich. The council also proposes initiatives to improve the quality of life for all residents of Ipswich. In addition, they work with various departments and agencies to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. The current mayor is Bill Johnson who was elected in 2016. He is dedicated to creating a better community for all citizens of Ipswich and has promised to make it one of South Dakota’s top places to live.
The political climate in Zip 57451 (Ipswich, SD) is very conservative.
Edmunds County, SD is very conservative. In Edmunds County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edmunds county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.0%.
Edmunds county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57451 (Ipswich, SD) is very conservative.
Ipswich, South Dakota is very conservative.
Edmunds County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Aberdeen 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.
Ipswich, 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 57451 (Ipswich)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)