Faith, SD is a small town in the Midwest US state of South Dakota. Its politics are quite typical of other small towns in this region: there are a number of local issues that locals pay close attention to and vote on during election season. Issues such as taxation, education, and public safety often get discussed when political candidates come out to campaign in the town. Faith residents are also very aware of their state and national representatives and make sure to stay informed about the issues they face so that they can make an educated decision when it comes time to cast their votes. Although no population numbers have been included here, Faith has historically had a very low voter turnout rate with most people choosing not to participate in the electoral process due to its small size. However, those who do choose to cast their ballots take it very seriously and make sure their voice is heard.
The political climate in Faith, SD is very conservative.
Meade County, SD is very conservative. In Meade County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 24.0%.
Meade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Faith, SD is very conservative.
Meade County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Rapid City Metro Area 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.
Faith, 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 Faith, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $4,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $683 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)