The small city of Fort Pierre, located in 57532 ZIP code, is part of South Dakota's politics. As the state capital, Pierre serves as a hub for political activity throughout the area and the state as a whole. Every two years, local residents cast their votes for mayors, council members, and other government officials that will represent them. The city also has representatives on the state's House of Representatives and Senate to make sure their voices are heard at the capitol. The citizens of Fort Pierre are actively involved in the political process and take pride in electing leaders that will serve their hometown with integrity. Political topics often arise during conversations within the community, making it clear that everyone wants to stay informed and be active participants in shaping their city's future.
The political climate in Zip 57532 (Fort Pierre, SD) is very conservative.
Stanley County, SD is very conservative. In Stanley County, SD 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.5%.
Stanley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57532 (Fort Pierre, SD) is very conservative.
Fort Pierre, South Dakota is very conservative.
Stanley County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Pierre 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.
Fort Pierre, 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 57532 (Fort Pierre)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $11,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $56,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)