Clare, South Dakota is a small town in Beadle County. It is not a large enough city to have its own mayor, but rather it falls into the jurisdiction of the Beadle County Commission. The commission consists of five members who are elected by their county constituents. Each member serves a four year term and works to represent the citizens of Clare with various issues related to taxation, local services, and infrastructure. The current commission works hard to ensure that Clare's needs are addressed and that its citizens receive quality representation. They strive to keep taxes low while still providing necessary services for the community. Additionally, they look out for the best interests of all Clare residents, regardless of political affiliation. As such, they provide an open forum where all voices can be heard and respected when it comes to making decisions for the betterment of Clare and its citizens.
The political climate in Clare, 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
Clare, 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.
Clare, 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 Clare, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $22,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)