New Effington, SD is a small town in the Midwest with a population of nearly 4,000 people. Despite its small size, politics are still important to the citizens of New Effington. With two major political parties active in town, each vying for local representation, residents have plenty of opportunities to get involved in the political process. The mayor and local council members serve as representatives for the community and make decisions that affect the entire area. Local school boards also play an important role in shaping public policy at a grassroots level, engaging citizens in dialogues about what’s best for their children and their neighborhoods. Every election season, local residents come out to vote for candidates they feel will best represent them and their interests. Candidates engage with citizens directly through events like parades and debates to explain their platform before Election Day. In short, politics plays an integral role in New Effington's culture, providing an opportunity for residents to participate in decision-making that affects their lives and the future of their town.
The political climate in New Effington, SD is moderately conservative.
Roberts County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Roberts County, SD 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roberts county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.4%.
Roberts county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Effington, SD is moderately conservative.
Roberts County, South Dakota 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.
New Effington, South Dakota: R d D d 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 New Effington, SD
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 5 contributions totaling $2,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)