Beresford, South Dakota is a small town located in Lincoln County. It is home to about 2,500 people and has the close-knit community feel that many rural towns have. The politics of Beresford are centered around ensuring the town's prosperity going forward. There is an emphasis on creating a positive economic environment and providing necessary resources for businesses and residents alike. Local politicians strive to find innovative ways to bring new jobs and opportunities to the area while maintaining Beresford's small-town charm. In addition, they work hard to keep taxes low while still providing quality services such as health care, education and public safety. The citizens of Beresford take an active role in their community's political process, taking part in local elections and being vocal about their opinions concerning current events and other issues of interest.
The political climate in Beresford, SD is strongly conservative.
Union County, SD is very conservative. In Union County, SD 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.8%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beresford, SD is strongly conservative.
Union County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Beresford, 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 Beresford, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $59,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $9,786 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)