East Choteau, SD is a small town located in the east of the state. It has a unique political atmosphere that reflects its size and location. The local government is made up of a mayor and six city council members who are elected by the residents of East Choteau. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for setting policies and passing laws for the town. As such, they have a major role in shaping the future of East Choteau. Local political candidates also play an important role in determining who will ultimately be chosen to represent the people of East Choteau at the local level. Candidates must campaign actively for residents to show their commitment to East Choteau and be well-informed about local issues so they can make decisions that best serve their constituents.
The political climate in East Choteau, SD is very conservative.
Douglas County, SD is very conservative. In Douglas County, SD 12.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Choteau, SD is very conservative.
Douglas 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.
East Choteau, 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 East Choteau, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)