57068 Valley Springs, SD is a small town located in Minnehaha County. Despite its relatively small size, the area's politics have become increasingly important in recent years. In recent elections, local candidates have focused on issues such as education reform, economic development, and environmental protection. Many of the political discussions are centered around preserving the character of the community while still ensuring that it is able to grow and develop into an economically prosperous center for many generations to come. The diverse opinions held by residents on these topics create interesting dynamic conversations amongst citizens and elected officials alike.
The political climate in Zip 57068 (Valley Springs, SD) is moderately 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 57068 (Valley Springs, SD) is moderately conservative.
Valley Springs, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Valley Springs, 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 57068 (Valley Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $1,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)