Brandon, SD is a vibrant and growing community of just under 10,000 people located in Minnehaha County. It is an active political environment with a diverse set of candidates running for positions every election cycle. From local mayors and council members to county sheriffs and state representatives, the area has seen a range of candidates vying for positions at the local, state, and federal levels. Local organizations such as Brandon Citizens United have also worked to ensure that citizens are fully informed about their choices during elections. The city's voter turnout rate has continued to remain strong in recent years because residents understand how important it is to get involved in the political process and exercise their right to vote.
The political climate in Zip 57005 (Brandon, SD) is somewhat 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 57005 (Brandon, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Brandon, South Dakota is somewhat 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.
Brandon, 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 57005 (Brandon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $6,812 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $50,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)