Pickstown, SD is a small rural community located in central South Dakota. With a population of only 214 people, the politics of 57367 are focused on local issues that affect the small village. These issues can range from development projects and infrastructure improvements to budgeting for school supplies and other services. The local government is comprised of elected officials whose decisions shape the future of Pickstown. Elections are held every two years, and the current mayor is Herman Miller, who has held the office since 2016. There are also several city council members that make up the governing body of Pickstown. All of these individuals work together to ensure that the citizens’ needs are met as best as possible within their limited resources.
The political climate in Zip 57367 (Pickstown, SD) is very conservative.
Charles Mix County, SD is very conservative. In Charles Mix County, SD 31.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles Mix county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 31.1%.
Charles Mix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57367 (Pickstown, SD) is very conservative.
Pickstown, South Dakota is very conservative.
Charles Mix 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.
Pickstown, 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 57367 (Pickstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $5,453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $101 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)