Hartford, SD is a small city located in east-central South Dakota. With a population of just under 1,500 inhabitants, Hartford is largely rural and untouched by the hustle and bustle of larger cities. As such, Hartford’s political scene is much quieter and less intense than other places; local politics tend to be focused on issues that are important to the community such as education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure. The city is represented by state legislators from both the Democratic and Republican parties who work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Hartford are met. In recent years there have been several candidates for various offices in Hartford including City Council seats and Mayor. The people of Hartford have a strong voice in their local government and take an active role in the decision making process.
The political climate in Zip 57033 (Hartford, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57033 (Hartford, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Hartford, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Hartford, South Dakota: R R d 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 57033 (Hartford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $6,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $9,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)