The politics in Spearfish, South Dakota Metro Area are currently governed by a Mayor-Council system of government. The mayor is elected at-large by all the residents of the city and serves as the chief executive officer of the city. The council consists of five members who are each elected from one of five wards within the city limits. The council sets policy, adopts ordinances and resolutions, and approves the budget for municipal services. In addition to the mayor and city council, local candidates also serve on various boards and commissions that provide oversight for departments such as public safety, roads, parks, recreation, and utilities. The South Dakota legislature also plays an important role in governing Spearfish with representatives from both parties tending to Spearfish's needs at a state level. All together, these efforts ensure that Spearfish remains a safe and enjoyable place to live and work within its metro area.
The political climate in Spearfish Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Spearfish Metro Area 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Spearfish metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 32.8%.
The Spearfish metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spearfish Metro Area is strongly 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.
Spearfish, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Spearfish Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 790 contributions totaling $58,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 631 contributions totaling $134,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)