57421 Amherst, SD is a small town with a population of about 350 people. It is part of Brown County in the state of South Dakota and has been an important political center for many years. Though its population is small, local elections in 57421 Amherst, SD carry significant importance, and the politicians representing the town are highly respected. There are several local political candidates that have run for office in recent years, including council members, school board members, county commissioners, and even mayor. These candidates have helped to foster change and progress within the community by addressing pressing issues such as economic development and environmental sustainability. All of these efforts have helped to keep the town alive and vibrant while also upholding its deep history of political activism.
The political climate in Zip 57421 (Amherst, SD) is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57421 (Amherst, SD) is moderately conservative.
Amherst, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Amherst, South Dakota: r r D d 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 57421 (Amherst)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)