In the small town of De Smet, SD (57231), politics tend to focus on local issues like schools, roads, and businesses. The city is served by an elected mayor and five city council members who are all tasked with setting the agenda in this tight-knit community. They take into consideration topics such as infrastructure improvements, water quality initiatives, economic growth and job creation, community events, and other matters that affect how the town operates. Local elections are held every four years to determine who will be leading the charge on these issues and citizens have a voice in deciding who will represent them at the city hall. In addition to their elected representatives, De Smet has many active non-profit organizations that strive to make a difference in the lives of its citizens by advocating for public policy initiatives or providing assistance in times of need. With its robust community spirit and strong commitment to local issues, 57231 De Smet is a great place to call home.
The political climate in Zip 57231 (De Smet, SD) is very conservative.
Kingsbury County, SD is very conservative. In Kingsbury County, SD 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kingsbury county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.5%.
Kingsbury county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57231 (De Smet, SD) is very conservative.
De Smet, South Dakota is very conservative.
Kingsbury 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.
De Smet, 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 57231 (De Smet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $12,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)