White River, SD is a small rural town located in the middle of South Dakota. The primary political party affiliations in this area are Republican and Democratic. Local elections are usually dominated by the local Republican candidates, who typically focus on issues such as economic growth, agricultural production, and public safety. However, in recent years there has been more support for Democratic candidates that advocate for progressive values such as equal rights and environmental protection. The current mayor is a Republican who has served since 2015, and he is running for reelection this year. There are two other candidates running in the upcoming election; one is a Democrat and another is an independent candidate who supports fiscal conservatism. Regardless of the outcome of this election, White River will remain a vibrant and politically active community that strives to provide the best opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 57579 (White River, SD) is moderately conservative.
Mellette County, SD is moderately conservative. In Mellette County, SD 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mellette county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 38.8%.
Mellette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57579 (White River, SD) is moderately conservative.
White River, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Mellette County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
White River, 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 57579 (White River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)