The small town of 57003 Baltic, SD is a tight knit community in the heart of South Dakota. With its population of just over 1,100 people, this quaint town has managed to remain relatively untouched by the outside world. However, despite its small size and rural location, politics are still an important part of life in 57003 Baltic. Each year the town holds local elections to determine who will serve as mayor and county council members. In these elections, residents come together to support their favorite candidates and discuss issues that matter to them directly. These elections help ensure that the town's government is responsive to their needs and provide a forum for citizens to express their opinions about how things should be run. From city ordinances to state legislation, all political decisions made by leaders in the 57003 Baltic area ultimately affect the inhabitants living there.
The political climate in Zip 57003 (Baltic, SD) is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57003 (Baltic, SD) is moderately conservative.
Baltic, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Baltic, South Dakota: R R d 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 57003 (Baltic)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $3,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)