Politics in 57427 Bath, SD are a mix of both local and national issues. The town is represented by Senator John Thune in the United States Senate and Representative Dusty Johnson in the United States House of Representatives. On a local level, there are several members of the city council who govern the day to day operations of the town. They are responsible for setting budgets, approving projects, and providing municipal services. Additionally, each year citizens have the opportunity to elect or re-elect their mayor and other elected officials who work closely with the city council to ensure that Bath provides its citizens with essential services. On larger issues such as taxes, education reform, or healthcare, members of both parties can be found discussing their respective views in order to come to an agreement that best benefits the town as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 57427 (Bath, SD) is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57427 (Bath, SD) is strongly conservative.
Bath, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen 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.
Bath, 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 57427 (Bath)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)