Alden, SD is a small town in South Dakota with a population of just under 1,000 people. The local politics of Alden are largely focused on the wellbeing and sustainability of the community. There are several elected officials who work to represent the citizens’ needs and concerns. These range from state representatives that oversee larger government initiatives to local city council members who help to shape ordinances for their constituents. These individuals understand the importance of making decisions that will benefit their neighbors and strive to do so in an efficient and transparent manner. They are passionate about serving their community and are working hard to ensure its prosperity for years to come.
The political climate in Alden, SD is very conservative.
Hand County, SD is very conservative. In Hand County, SD 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hand county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.3%.
Hand county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alden, SD is very conservative.
Hand 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.
Alden, 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 Alden, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)