Dell Rapids, South Dakota is a small city located within Minnehaha County. With a population of 4,081 according to the 2010 census, Dell Rapids is a tight-knit community with strong local politics. The city government consists of a mayor and six council members who are elected by the citizens of Dell Rapids every two years in April. The mayor and council members work together to ensure the wellbeing of the community, making decisions on issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and budget management. The city has various committees that provide input on critical topics such as economic development, parks and recreation services, land use planning, and neighborhood improvement efforts. Local representatives from the state legislature also work closely with Dell Rapids residents to create laws that benefit their community. In addition, local political activists work to advocate for policies that improve the lives of citizens in Dell Rapids and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 57022 (Dell Rapids, 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 57022 (Dell Rapids, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Dell Rapids, 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.
Dell Rapids, 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 57022 (Dell Rapids)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $28,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,072 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $222,196 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,643 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)