The small town of 57522 Blunt, SD is governed by a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected by the residents of Blunt for a four-year term, while the council is elected to two-year terms. A variety of local issues are discussed at the monthly city council meetings. These issues involve areas such as economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and zoning regulations. Additionally, the council participates in community activities such as fundraisers for local charities and sponsorships of events that bring people to Blunt from surrounding towns. The town regularly holds elections in which citizens can vote for their choice of candidates who are vying for positions on the city council or for mayor. Residents take part in political dialogue about issues facing their town and actively engage with their representatives to ensure that their voice is heard within their local government.
The political climate in Zip 57522 (Blunt, SD) is strongly conservative.
Hughes County, SD is strongly conservative. In Hughes County, SD 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hughes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 33.9%.
Hughes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57522 (Blunt, SD) is strongly conservative.
Blunt, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Hughes County, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Pierre Metro Area is very 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.
Blunt, 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 57522 (Blunt)
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 $1,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)