Politics in Columbia, SD (57433) is dominated by the Democratic Party. The current mayor of the town is Janice Chamberlain, who was elected to her third term in 2019. With a population of just under 3,000 people, Columbia has always been a strong Democratic stronghold. Other political issues that are important to local citizens include economic development and infrastructure improvement. The city council is actively working to create jobs and attract new businesses to the community, while also making sure that existing roads and bridges are well-maintained and safe for all residents. Additionally, the city takes an active role in advocating for environmental protection measures and works closely with local farmers and ranchers on issues related to land use and water quality.
The political climate in Zip 57433 (Columbia, 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 57433 (Columbia, SD) is strongly conservative.
Columbia, 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.
Columbia, 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 57433 (Columbia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)