Alban,SD is a small town located in Brookings County in South Dakota. Although it has a small population, the citizens of Alban are very engaged in local politics. There are several local political candidates running for office each election cycle, representing many different opinions and ideas. The most popular issues include economic development, infrastructure, education, and public safety. The citizens of Alban take their civic responsibilities seriously and vote to elect representatives who reflect their views and values. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter turnout and participation which speaks to the importance that the residents of Alban place on making their voices heard through the political process.
The political climate in Alban, SD is strongly conservative.
Grant County, SD is very conservative. In Grant County, SD 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alban, SD is strongly conservative.
Grant 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.
Alban, 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 Alban, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $10,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $26,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)