The small town of Bristol, South Dakota (57219) is a tight-knit community located in Bon Homme County. Although it has a population of just over 200 people, the town takes great pride in its local politics. The current Mayor is Troy Kneifl, who was elected in 2019 and is committed to continuing the tradition of providing excellent service to the citizens of Bristol. Local government officials work hard to ensure that all needs and interests are taken into consideration when making decisions that affect the entire community. In addition to the mayor, there are several village board members who are responsible for handling issues such as budgets, economic development, and public safety. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local politics by attending meetings and participating in discussions that help shape the future of Bristol.
The political climate in Zip 57219 (Bristol, SD) is strongly conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57219 (Bristol, SD) is strongly conservative.
Bristol, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Day County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Bristol, South Dakota: r d 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 57219 (Bristol)
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 6 contributions totaling $465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)