Blinsmon, SD is a small city with an estimated population of around 5,000 people. The local politics are relatively low-key compared to other cities; however, there is still an active civic life in Blinsmon. The City Council is the governing body and consists of seven members elected by the citizens. These members work together to make decisions that impact the city and its residents. The Mayor is also elected by the citizens and serves as a mediator between the City Council and the public. In addition to these two governing bodies, there are also various community organizations that work to improve quality of life in Blinsmon. From initiatives such as keeping parks clean and promoting recycling programs, to hosting events for local businesses and residents, these organizations bring people together and help foster unity throughout the community.
The political climate in Blinsmon, SD is strongly conservative.
Moody County, SD is strongly conservative. In Moody County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moody county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 36.8%.
Moody county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blinsmon, SD is strongly conservative.
Moody County, South Dakota 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.
Blinsmon, South Dakota: r r d 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 Blinsmon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $52,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $227,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,706 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)