Sioux Falls, SD is the largest city in South Dakota and is located in Minnehaha County. It is a vibrant and growing city with a diverse population of over 180,000 people. The city has an active political climate with many local politicians working hard to serve the citizens of Sioux Falls in 57197. The current Mayor, Paul TenHaken, was elected in 2018 and works closely with the City Council to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and amenities within their neighborhoods. Local representatives from both major political parties can be found in Sioux Falls representing their constituents on such issues as healthcare, education, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. Sioux Falls also participates heavily in national elections, allowing residents to voice their opinions on important topics ranging from immigration reform to environmental policies.
The political climate in Zip 57197 (Sioux Falls, SD) is leaning liberal.
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 57197 (Sioux Falls, SD) is leaning liberal.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota is leaning liberal.
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 57197 (Sioux Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)