Draper, SD (57531) is a small town located in Charles Mix County with a population of approximately 250 people. The local political scene in Draper is very close-knit and focused on serving the community as best it can. The City Council consists of five members that are elected by the citizens and oversee the day to day operations of the town. Additionally, Charles Mix County holds elections for two county commissioners every four years. The political atmosphere in Draper is respectful and thoughtful, with local politicians striving to make sure that all voices are heard and each decision benefits everyone in the community. They work hard to ensure that any changes or improvements made are efficient and beneficial for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 57531 (Draper, SD) is very conservative.
Jones County, SD is very conservative. In Jones County, SD 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.0%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57531 (Draper, SD) is very conservative.
Draper, South Dakota is very conservative.
Jones 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.
Draper, 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 57531 (Draper)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)