The city of Spearfish, SD is a vibrant and growing part of South Dakota's Black Hills region. Located in Lawrence County, Spearfish has a long history as a center for industry, agriculture, tourism and recreation. With the growth of new technology and businesses, the politics of Spearfish have had to change to accommodate the diverse needs of its citizens. The City Council is comprised of five members who serve staggered terms to provide continuity and stability in decision-making. The Mayor serves as both an executive position as well as an at-large member of the City Council. The city also has two representatives on the State Legislature from District 24. At the federal level, Spearfish residents are represented by one congressman in Washington D.C. In addition to these traditional modes of representation, there are numerous local organizations that focus on specific issues such as education, economic development, community safety, or government transparency that give residents additional opportunities for civic engagement within their local political process.
The political climate in Zip 57799 (Spearfish, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Lawrence County, SD is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, SD 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 32.8%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57799 (Spearfish, SD) is somewhat conservative.
Spearfish, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Lawrence County, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Spearfish Metro Area is strongly 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.
Spearfish, 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 57799 (Spearfish)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)