Argentine, SD is a small city located in the southeastern part of South Dakota. Though it is a small town, it has a rich political history and vibrant local politics. The city is home to two major political parties--the Republican and Democratic parties--with many candidates running for local office each election season. The current mayor of Argentine is Republican Dave Barkely who was elected in 2019, while the City Council consists of six members from both major parties who work together to represent the interests of citizens. Local elections happen every two years and are typically very hotly contested due to the strong sense of pride and commitment that residents have to their community. As such, Argentine has become known for producing outstanding leaders who are dedicated to serving their constituents and ensuring that their voices are heard in local decision-making.
The political climate in Argentine, SD is strongly conservative.
Fall River County, SD is very conservative. In Fall River County, SD 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fall River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.2% to 26.1%.
Fall River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Argentine, SD is strongly conservative.
Fall River 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.
Argentine, 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 Argentine, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)