Fort Pierre, South Dakota is a small town located on the Missouri River. Although it is a relatively small town, politics still plays an important role in its daily life and operations. The city government consists of a mayor and five city council members who are elected every two years by local residents. The mayor acts as the executive and budget officer of the city while the city council works together to pass laws that will benefit all citizens living in Fort Pierre. Additionally, many local organizations and committees such as the Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Business Association, and Community Development Board provide guidance for how the city should be run. Local elections are held every two years for the positions of mayor and city council members to give citizens a say in how their community is managed. By engaging in local politics, residents of Fort Pierre can ensure their needs are met and that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Fort Pierre, SD is strongly conservative.
Stanley County, SD is very conservative. In Stanley County, SD 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.5%.
Stanley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Pierre, SD is strongly conservative.
Stanley County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Pierre Metro Area 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.
Fort Pierre, 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 Fort Pierre, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $11,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $56,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)