Clark, SD is a small town located in 57225 zip code area with a population of around 1,700 people. It has a strong sense of community and the residents are actively engaged in local politics. The local government of Clark, SD places a strong emphasis on transparency and accountability in its decision making process. The town also has an elected mayor and council members which provide leadership for the entire community. They work together to ensure that all voices are heard and respected while coming to decisions regarding public policy, municipal services, taxes, budgeting and other matters that affect the citizens of Clark, SD. As a result, politics in the 57225 zip code area is an important part of life for everyone living there.
The political climate in Zip 57225 (Clark, SD) is very conservative.
Clark County, SD is very conservative. In Clark County, SD 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57225 (Clark, SD) is very conservative.
Clark, South Dakota is very conservative.
Clark County, South Dakota is very 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.
Clark, 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 57225 (Clark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $11,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)