57001 Alcester, SD is a small town located in the southeastern region of South Dakota. Though it has a relatively small population, the people of Alcester take great pride in their local politics. All elections are held by the citizens and local representatives are chosen to lead their communities. The most recent election saw an increase in voter turnout as residents came together to select their choice candidates for mayor, city council positions, and other important offices. The resulting leaders have worked hard to ensure that the needs and wants of all citizens are met in order to make Alcester a better place to live. They strive to create policies that benefit both current and future generations while maintaining a commitment to fiscal responsibility. In addition, these representatives foster an environment of civility and respect when tackling difficult issues such as taxation, public services, and infrastructure improvements. With its strong sense of community spirit and dedication to progress, 57001 Alcester remains committed to its bright political future.
The political climate in Zip 57001 (Alcester, SD) is very 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 57001 (Alcester, SD) is very conservative.
Alcester, South Dakota is very 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.
Alcester, 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 57001 (Alcester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $11,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)