Politics in 57544 Kennebec, SD is largely focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure and economic development. It's a small town with a population of fewer than 1,000 people, so most political decisions are made at the city level. This includes electing local politicians to make decisions on behalf of the residents. There are currently no local political candidates running in Kennebec but some campaigns are underway for upcoming elections. The citizens of Kennebec take their civic responsibilities seriously and voting is an important part of keeping the town running smoothly. Local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce and City Council keep residents informed about current events and provide opportunities to have their voices heard by their elected officials. It’s a vibrant community that is passionate about protecting its heritage and continuing progress in the future.
The political climate in Zip 57544 (Kennebec, SD) is strongly conservative.
Lyman County, SD is very conservative. In Lyman County, SD 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 32.9%.
Lyman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57544 (Kennebec, SD) is strongly conservative.
Kennebec, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Lyman 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.
Kennebec, 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 57544 (Kennebec)
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 35 contributions totaling $14,953 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)