Fulton, South Dakota is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is a rural area with a population under 1,000 people. Despite its small size, Fulton has an active political atmosphere. Members of the local community are passionate about their views and are eager to voice their opinions on important topics such as taxes, healthcare, and education. Local political candidates have been campaigning for mayor, city council, and school board positions during recent elections. Candidates frequently host forums or debates where citizens can meet with them face-to-face and express their views on these topics. Additionally, citizens often attend or participate in rallies or demonstrations that support various causes or organizations in the city. Despite its small size, politics in Fulton remain vibrant and engaged with members of the community fully committed to making a positive impact on their city and its future.
The political climate in Zip 57340 (Fulton, 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 57340 (Fulton, SD) is very conservative.
Fulton, 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.
Fulton, 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 57340 (Fulton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)