Parker, SD is a small town located in Minnehaha County with a population of 57053 people. The city is governed by an elected mayor and four city council members who are responsible for making decisions on local issues concerning the community. This includes creating and passing legislation, developing municipal budgets, and overseeing the operations of government services within the city. Recent elections have seen a surge in interest from both incumbents and newcomers running for office, with residents eager to make their voice heard in matters that impact their daily lives. Parker has a strong tradition of civic engagement and it is evident through the political involvement of its citizens. A well-attended town hall meetings are often held to discuss important matters such as taxation or public works projects. With a wide range of opinions represented by voters, Parker remains committed to participatory democracy.
The political climate in Zip 57053 (Parker, 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 57053 (Parker, SD) is very conservative.
Parker, 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.
Parker, 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 57053 (Parker)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)