The small town of Hecla, SD (population 57446) is a quiet yet vibrant community with strong political values. Despite its size, the town has an active and vocal local political scene. The current mayor is Bob Smith, who was elected in 2019 after a successful campaign focused on improving public infrastructure and community development. Smith has been part of the city government for many years and has worked to maintain a non-partisan stance on all matters. There are also several other local officials who work hard to ensure that the town's needs are met and that it remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens. Other political figures of note in Hecla include City Council member Terrance Green, Sheriff Tom Hilliard, County Commissioner Bill Davis, and State Representative Mary Johnson. All of these individuals have made significant contributions to the political landscape in Hecla and have helped make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions concerning the town's future.
The political climate in Zip 57446 (Hecla, SD) is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57446 (Hecla, SD) is strongly conservative.
Hecla, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hecla, 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 57446 (Hecla)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $6,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)