Parmelee, SD is a rural community located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota. This small town has a very active and involved political community. The local politics are dominated by the Oglala Sioux Tribe, which plays an important role in deciding who will represent them on a variety of issues affecting their members. Locally elected leaders represent the people of Parmelee on many topics such as education, health care, housing, and economic development. They also work with other nearby communities to create meaningful partnerships that benefit all parties involved. In addition to these local politicians, organizations like the American Indian Movement and Sioux Nation Tribal Council also advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples throughout South Dakota and beyond. All these political entities contribute to the vibrant culture and politics of Parmelee, SD.
The political climate in Zip 57566 (Parmelee, SD) is strongly liberal.
Todd County, SD is very liberal. In Todd County, SD 77.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.3% to 21.0%.
Todd county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57566 (Parmelee, SD) is strongly liberal.
Parmelee, South Dakota is strongly liberal.
Todd County, South Dakota is very liberal.
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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.
Parmelee, South Dakota: D D D D D D
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 57566 (Parmelee)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)