The small town of Gann Valley, SD (zip code 57341) is part of Buffalo County and is a rural community with a cozy atmosphere. The local government in Gann Valley works to ensure that the area remains peaceful and prosperous for its citizens. Politically, the town leans conservative, as evidenced by past election results. Local political candidates come from all across the county but often focus on issues that are specific to Gann Valley, such as protecting local businesses and farmers, promoting economic growth in the area, and preserving the traditional values upon which the town was founded. The mayor of Gann Valley is elected every two years and is responsible for providing leadership in all aspects of governance. In addition to this, there are several smaller offices that are held by local citizens who work together to serve their community's needs.
The political climate in Zip 57341 (Gann Valley, SD) is moderately liberal.
Buffalo County, SD is strongly liberal. In Buffalo County, SD 64.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.1% to 33.3%.
Buffalo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57341 (Gann Valley, SD) is moderately liberal.
Gann Valley, South Dakota is moderately liberal.
Buffalo County, South Dakota is strongly liberal.
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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.
Gann Valley, 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 57341 (Gann Valley)
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 2 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)