Chery, SD is a small town located in the central part of the state. It has a population of approximately 2,500 people and is known for its strong sense of community and close-knit nature. The local politics in Chery are managed by its city council, which consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years. Each member is responsible for representing their constituents’ interests and concerns at the council meetings. In addition, the mayor also serves as an important political figure in the town. They preside over all meetings and act as a liaison between City Council and other governmental entities such as county government, state government, and federal government agencies. The local political candidates are chosen through a non-partisan election process that involves campaigning with the help of volunteers from within the community. Through this process, citizens can have their voices heard and contribute to shaping cherry’s future direction.
The political climate in Chery, SD is very conservative.
Jerauld County, SD is very conservative. In Jerauld County, SD 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jerauld county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.8%.
Jerauld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chery, SD is very conservative.
Jerauld 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.
Chery, 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 Chery, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $19,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $6,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)