Newell, South Dakota is a small town located in Butte County with an estimated population of 790 people. Newell is known for its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, the politics of Newell are quite active and diverse. The current mayor of Newell is Jerry Petersen, who has been serving since 2015. There are several local political candidates who have expressed interest in running for office in the upcoming elections. These candidates include Mayor Petersen, as well as other prominent members of the community who are passionate about the issues facing Newell’s citizens. They strive to ensure that all residents have access to quality services such as healthcare and education while also protecting the environment and encouraging economic growth in the local area. In addition to this, they are committed to finding solutions that allow businesses to remain competitive while still providing jobs and opportunities for growth within the community.
The political climate in Newell, SD is strongly conservative.
Butte County, SD is very conservative. In Butte County, SD 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 19.6%.
Butte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newell, SD is strongly conservative.
Butte 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.
Newell, 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 Newell, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)