Alpena, SD is a small rural town in South Dakota, with an estimated population of 57312. It is situated near the Missouri River and is part of the Pierre metropolitan statistical area. The local politics of Alpena are mostly conservative and center around issues that are important to its residents such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, education, and environmental protection. Local elections generally involve candidates from both major political parties who provide their stances on various topics. Candidates typically have a strong focus on local issues and debate their plans for improving the town's overall well-being. Ultimately, it is up to the voters of Alpena to decide which individual they believe will best represent their interests in government.
The political climate in Zip 57312 (Alpena, SD) is very conservative.
Jerauld County, SD is very conservative. In Jerauld County, SD 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jerauld county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.8%.
Jerauld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57312 (Alpena, SD) is very conservative.
Alpena, South Dakota is very conservative.
Jerauld 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.
Alpena, 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 57312 (Alpena)
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 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)