Edgemont, SD is a small town in southwestern South Dakota. Although the population is relatively small, the people of Edgemont are passionate about their politics. They come together at local meetings and rallies to discuss important issues like taxes and healthcare, as well as to show support for their favorite political candidates. The city’s mayor is currently running for re-election, and several other local leaders are vying for positions on the town council. While there may be disagreements among the citizens of Edgemont, all sides strive to work together to ensure that their community remains strong and prosperous.
The political climate in Edgemont, SD is strongly conservative.
Fall River County, SD is very conservative. In Fall River County, SD 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fall River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.1%.
Fall River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edgemont, SD is strongly conservative.
Fall River County, South Dakota is very 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.
Edgemont, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Edgemont, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)