Gary, SD is a small town located in Minnehaha County with a population of about 203 people. Despite its small size, politics are important to the residents of 57237 Gary, SD. Local issues like education, public safety, infrastructure and taxes have a big impact on the community. The local government consists of an elected mayor and city council that work diligently to address the needs of their constituents. Furthermore, due to its small population, many candidates seek election in order to represent their local views. This creates opportunities for voter engagement and participation as citizens can choose which candidate best reflects their values and concerns.
The political climate in Zip 57237 (Gary, SD) is very conservative.
Deuel County, SD is very conservative. In Deuel County, SD 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deuel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.9%.
Deuel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57237 (Gary, SD) is very conservative.
Gary, South Dakota is very conservative.
Deuel 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.
Gary, 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 57237 (Gary)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $5,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)