Springfield, South Dakota is a small town located in the southern region of the state. It has a population of approximately 860 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Politically, Springfield is part of the Minnehaha County voter district where local elections are held to elect representatives on both the county and state level. These elections typically involve candidates from both major parties running for office, and citizens have the opportunity to cast their vote for whichever candidate they feel best represents their interests. Additionally, some local ballot initiatives may also be voted on which can directly impact Springfield's citizens and overall quality of life. All in all, politics play an important role in Springfield's civic life and residents take pride in staying informed and voting in local elections to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 57062 (Springfield, SD) is very conservative.
Bon Homme County, SD is very conservative. In Bon Homme County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bon Homme county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.0%.
Bon Homme county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57062 (Springfield, SD) is very conservative.
Springfield, South Dakota is very conservative.
Bon Homme County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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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.
Springfield, 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 57062 (Springfield)
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 7 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)