Eureka, South Dakota is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. It is a close-knit community with a strong sense of civic pride. The local government is made up of the Mayor and City Council, who are elected by the citizens to oversee the day-to-day operations of the city. They focus their efforts on maintaining public safety, providing public services and promoting economic growth in order to keep Eureka an attractive place to live. Issues such as improving infrastructure and increasing access to resources for all citizens are considered important by local political candidates. Education, health care, housing, employment opportunities and environmental preservation are key priorities for those running for office in Eureka. The town's commitment to its citizens makes it a great place to call home.
The political climate in Eureka, SD is strongly conservative.
McPherson County, SD is very conservative. In McPherson County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 16.8%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eureka, SD is strongly conservative.
McPherson 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.
Eureka, 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 Eureka, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $14,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)