Chancellor, SD is a small town situated in the southeastern part of South Dakota. It is home to a diverse population who have a vested interest in the political landscape of their town and the region as a whole. Local government is managed by an elected mayor and city council who work together to ensure that all residents are fairly represented when making decisions that impact the community. There are several different organizations in Chancellor, SD that work to promote civic engagement among its citizens. These organizations include local chapters of both national parties, nonprofit community groups, and other politically-affiliated entities. Over the years, these groups have worked together to make sure that all voices are heard when it comes to local politics. This has resulted in an engaged citizenry with vibrant debates about important issues facing Chancellor and South Dakota as a whole.
The political climate in Chancellor, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, SD is very conservative. In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chancellor, SD is very conservative.
Turner 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.
Chancellor, 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 Chancellor, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $587 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $333 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)