The city of 57644 Meadow, SD is a small town with a population of around 5500 people. Its local politics are largely shaped by the demographics and economy of the area. The current mayor is Bob Smith who was elected in 2018 and has been re-elected in 2020. The city council consists of seven members who are elected to two-year terms and represent different parts of the city. They work together to pass legislation, set budget priorities, and create initiatives to improve the quality of life for all residents. All citizens have the right to voice their opinion on any issue during public comment sections at council meetings. With its quaint charm and strong sense of community, Meadow offers a great place to live for those looking for a peaceful environment or an escape from urban life.
The political climate in Zip 57644 (Meadow, SD) is very conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57644 (Meadow, SD) is very conservative.
Meadow, South Dakota is very conservative.
Perkins 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.
Meadow, 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 57644 (Meadow)
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 6 contributions totaling $1,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)