Worthing, South Dakota is a small rural town in Lincoln County. With a population of just over 700 people, the politics of this small town often go overlooked. While it may not be the most active political hub in South Dakota, there are still plenty of local candidates and initiatives that Worthing residents can get involved with on a local level. From county commissioners to city council members to school board positions, there are plenty of opportunities for Worthing residents to become more involved in their community’s politics. Many local candidates have also championed various causes such as environmental protection and economic growth in the town of Worthing. By supporting these candidates and initiatives, residents of this small town can help make sure their voices are heard and that their interests are represented in the community’s decision making process.
The political climate in Zip 57077 (Worthing, SD) is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, SD is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, SD 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57077 (Worthing, SD) is strongly conservative.
Worthing, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Worthing, 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 57077 (Worthing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,978 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)