The small town of Hurley, SD (zip code 57036) is located in the southwestern corner of South Dakota and is home to a population of just over 345 people. Despite its small size, Hurley boasts a vibrant political culture that unites its citizens. Local elections bring together residents from all walks of life for meaningful discussions about their shared future. Politicians from both major parties come to Hurley to discuss their views on local and national issues, giving voters an opportunity to make informed decisions and get involved in the political process at the local level. Voters often participate in lively debates and rallies, showing their commitment to the democratic process. Hurley is an example of how even small towns can make an impact on the larger political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 57036 (Hurley, SD) is very conservative.
Turner County, SD is very conservative. In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57036 (Hurley, SD) is very conservative.
Hurley, South Dakota is very conservative.
Turner County, South Dakota is very 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.
Hurley, 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 57036 (Hurley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $3,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)