Edgemont, SD, located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota near the Wyoming border, is a small town with a population of approximately 900. It is served by a mayor and four town council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The local government strives to create an environment that offers its citizens economic opportunity and quality services. Local laws are designed to maintain a safe and secure community while promoting public health, safety, and welfare. Providing access to recreational activities, improving roads and infrastructure, and supporting local businesses and nonprofits are all part of the town's commitment to creating a better community for its citizens. Elections are held regularly in Edgemont where residents can vote for their mayor and city council members who will represent their interests at the town meetings. The local representatives work together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met in order to improve the overall quality of life in Edgemont.
The political climate in Zip 57735 (Edgemont, SD) is strongly conservative.
Fall River County, SD is very conservative. In Fall River County, SD 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fall River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.1%.
Fall River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57735 (Edgemont, SD) is strongly conservative.
Edgemont, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Fall River 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.
Edgemont, 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 57735 (Edgemont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)