Politics in 57348 Hitchcock, SD are largely centered around the local elections of representatives who are committed to making this small community a better place. The area has seen an increase in political activity over the years as candidates from both major political parties have competed to make their mark on the community. Candidates running for office at the local level focus on important issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and protecting natural resources. In addition, they work diligently to ensure access to quality healthcare and educational opportunities for all of the residents of 57348 Hitchcock SD. By electing knowledgeable individuals to represent them and having a say in how their government works, the citizens of this small town are able to ensure that their voices are heard and that they can bring about positive changes in their local community.
The political climate in Zip 57348 (Hitchcock, SD) is very conservative.
Beadle County, SD is very conservative. In Beadle County, SD 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beadle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
Beadle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57348 (Hitchcock, SD) is very conservative.
Hitchcock, South Dakota is very conservative.
Beadle County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Huron 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.
Hitchcock, 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 57348 (Hitchcock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $2,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)