Elkton, SD is a small town located in the state of South Dakota. Due to its relatively small population of around 1,600 people, local politics is largely determined by its city council and mayor. The current mayor of Elkton is Mayor Bob Johnson, who has been serving since 2015. He is supported by a city council composed of five members from across the community that work hard to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly and equally. The city council works together with the mayor and other local representatives to make decisions on issues that affect Elkton's citizens, such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. In addition to local politicians, Elkton also has representation at the regional level in South Dakota's State Legislature as well as in Congress. It is important for citizens of Elkton to stay informed about their politicians and their actions so that they can make informed decisions at the polls in order to help make the best decisions for their community's future.
The political climate in Elkton, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkton, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings 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.
Elkton, 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 Elkton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)