The politics in 57073 Wakonda, SD are significant for the area's residents. The town is small, with a population of just under 2,000 people as of 2020. However, local government is still an important part of the community. Locally elected officials make decisions that directly impact the lives of their constituents on a daily basis. In addition to state and federal representatives, Wakonda residents elect city council members who oversee matters such as setting tax rates and approving projects like new roads and utility systems. When it comes to making political decisions, local politicians have an intimate knowledge of their district's needs that can make a big difference in their community.
The political climate in Zip 57073 (Wakonda, SD) is leaning conservative.
Clay County, SD is somewhat liberal. In Clay County, SD 54.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained strongly Democratic, 54.1% to 43.1%.
Clay county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57073 (Wakonda, SD) is leaning conservative.
Wakonda, South Dakota is leaning conservative.
Clay County, South Dakota is somewhat liberal.
Vermillion Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Wakonda, South Dakota: d D D D d D
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 57073 (Wakonda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 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)