Devoe, SD is located in the central region of South Dakota and is home to a diverse population. The political environment of Devoe is that of a small town with strong local leaders who serve their constituents with dedication and integrity. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members as well as school board candidates. Political issues that affect the local population include education funding, public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental sustainability. The town council meets monthly to discuss current issues facing the community and make decisions based on input from residents. All local candidates must be residents of Devoe for at least one year prior to election day in order to be qualified to run for office. This ensures that all elected leaders are familiar with the needs and wants of the citizens of Devoe.
The political climate in Devoe, SD is very conservative.
Faulk County, SD is very conservative. In Faulk County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faulk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.8%.
Faulk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Devoe, SD is very conservative.
Faulk 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.
Devoe, 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 Devoe, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $4,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)