The politics in 57108 Sioux Falls, SD are largely influenced by the many active civic organizations and local politicians. The city is a vibrant and diverse community, with a strong focus on equality and inclusivity. Sioux Falls is represented at the state level by two senators, as well as seven representatives for the South Dakota House of Representatives. At the county level, Minnehaha County has elected commissioners who manage county finances and oversee daily operations. The City of Sioux Falls has an elected mayor and city council members who serve four year terms in office. Local laws and ordinances are created by both the County Commission and City Council to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 57108 (Sioux Falls, SD) is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, SD is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, SD 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57108 (Sioux Falls, SD) is moderately conservative.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, South Dakota is moderately 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 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 57108 (Sioux Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,037 contributions totaling $219,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,117 contributions totaling $617,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $553 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)