57273 Waubay, SD is a small rural town in northeastern South Dakota. With a population of just over 700 people, the town is home to many who are invested in its unique culture and history. Politics in 57273 Waubay, SD are often focused on local issues such as taxes, school funding, zoning regulations, and economic development. Residents come together to discuss and debate these issues in local town hall meetings and at special events. While there are no current candidates running for local office, the residents of 57273 Waubay can get involved by voting in their state and national elections. They also have the option of volunteering at their local polling places or making donations to political causes they support. The residents of 57273 Waubay take pride in their community and strive to make it stronger by engaging in meaningful civic dialogue.
The political climate in Zip 57273 (Waubay, SD) is strongly conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57273 (Waubay, SD) is strongly conservative.
Waubay, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Day County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Waubay, 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 57273 (Waubay)
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 20 contributions totaling $12,321 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $616 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)