Sioux Falls, SD is a vibrant city with a population of 175, 907 people. It is the largest city in the state of South Dakota and is known for its diverse culture and local politics. Sioux Falls has developed strong political roots over the years, with many elected officials representing the interests of their constituents. On the local level, some key political figures include Mayor Paul TenHaken, City Council Members Marshall Selberg, Greg Neitzert, Alex Jensen, Theresa Stehly, and Pat Starr. These individuals all work together to ensure that the citizens of Sioux Falls have their voices heard in government decisions. Through their efforts they seek to bring about positive changes within the community and promote economic growth throughout Sioux Falls.
The political climate in Zip 57103 (Sioux Falls, SD) is leaning conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57103 (Sioux Falls, SD) is leaning conservative.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota is leaning conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat 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.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota: R R d 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 57103 (Sioux Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,067 contributions totaling $136,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 598 contributions totaling $344,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)