The small rural town of 57658 Wakpala, SD is home to a diverse population of people from all kinds of backgrounds. As such, the local political scene is vibrant and active with candidates from various parties vying for the towns votes. In recent municipal elections, a new mayor was elected who has made it their mission to bring about positive change in the community. The mayor has introduced initiatives to promote economic development, environmental stewardship, and youth engagement that benefit all citizens in Wakpala. Local political candidates have also been active in advocating for greater investment in public infrastructure projects, increased access to healthcare services, and better education opportunities for the towns residents. In general, there is an atmosphere of progressivism and openness when it comes to discussing politics in 57658 Wakpala SD.
The political climate in Zip 57658 (Wakpala, SD) is leaning liberal.
Corson County, SD is leaning conservative. In Corson County, SD 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Corson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.5%.
Corson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57658 (Wakpala, SD) is leaning liberal.
Wakpala, South Dakota is leaning liberal.
Corson County, South Dakota is leaning 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.
Wakpala, South Dakota: r D D D 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 57658 (Wakpala)
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)