Situated in the southeastern corner of South Dakota, Sioux Falls is the largest city in the state. With a population of 179,000 people, Sioux Falls is home to a vibrant political culture that includes both local and state politics. The City of Sioux Falls is divided into six wards and each ward elects two representatives to serve on the City Council. These elected officials take decisions regarding local regulations, taxation, economic development and other important issues affecting the city. Additionally, Sioux Falls residents can participate in state politics by voting in elections for legislators from their district to serve at the state level. With its diverse population, Sioux Falls serves as a microcosm for South Dakota's larger political climate with many opportunities for citizens to get involved in supporting policies that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 57110 (Sioux Falls, SD) is somewhat 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 57110 (Sioux Falls, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota is somewhat 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 57110 (Sioux Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $27,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $84,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)