The small town of Herrick, South Dakota (zip code 57538) is part of the larger Gregory County community. Though a small and rural area, Herrick is home to an active political scene. It is in this region that citizens are actively involved in local politics and issues that directly affect them. This includes debates on topics such as economic growth, infrastructure improvements and the maintenance of public parks. In recent years, local representatives have been elected by the people of Herrick to represent their interests in state and federal government. This representation gives the citizens of Herrick a voice in the legislative process, allowing them to be a part of the decision making process. The residents of this region take pride in their government and ensure that their elected officials represent their values and beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 57538 (Herrick, SD) is very conservative.
Gregory County, SD is very conservative. In Gregory County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.2%.
Gregory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57538 (Herrick, SD) is very conservative.
Herrick, South Dakota is very conservative.
Gregory 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.
Herrick, 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 57538 (Herrick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $840 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $840 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)