The politics in 57332 Emery, SD is handled by the city council which is made up of five members that are elected to serve two year terms. The city council meets monthly to discuss and vote on policies that impact the city. There are a few ballot initiatives in the upcoming election that include a new tax levy for park funding, a resolution to declare 57332 Emery, SD as a sanctuary for immigrants, and changes to the zoning ordinance. Local political candidates running in the election have identified these issues as important to their respective campaigns. It is yet to be seen what decisions will be made by the electorate but it is sure to have an effect on how politics are handled in this small town.
The political climate in Zip 57332 (Emery, SD) is very conservative.
Hanson County, SD is very conservative. In Hanson County, SD 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.3%.
Hanson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57332 (Emery, SD) is very conservative.
Emery, South Dakota is very conservative.
Hanson County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area is very 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.
Emery, 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 57332 (Emery)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)