57365 Oacoma, SD is a small town situated in the northwest corner of South Dakota. The politics of this area are shaped by the local government, which is responsible for making decisions about the community and its citizens. At the local level, Oacoma has elected officials such as mayors and council members who work to create policies and initiatives that will benefit the people living there. These elected representatives also strive to create a more equitable environment so that everyone can have a voice in shaping their city’s future. There are also many non-profit organizations in town that are dedicated to providing resources to those in need and advocating for change on behalf of their constituents. Local residents have access to these resources, allowing them to better understand how politics affect them on a daily basis and how they can help make their community a better place for all.
The political climate in Zip 57365 (Oacoma, 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 57365 (Oacoma, SD) is strongly conservative.
Oacoma, 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.
Oacoma, 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 57365 (Oacoma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)