Frankfort, SD is a small town located in the rural midwest of the United States. The town is comprised of just over 5000 residents and is known for its tight-knit community and friendly atmosphere. With so few citizens, there are not many political candidates to choose from in Frankfort. However, the town does have a few local representatives who serve their community on school boards, county councils, or even state-level positions. Local politics in Frankfort involve discussion on topics such as increasing property taxes or creating green spaces in the area. Residents also discuss economic development initiatives that will help bolster the economy and create new jobs for citizens. While heated debates do occur every now and then at local meetings, ultimately people come together to create positive change within the community.
The political climate in Frankfort, SD is very conservative.
Spink County, SD is very conservative. In Spink County, SD 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spink county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.6%.
Spink county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Frankfort, SD is very conservative.
Spink 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.
Frankfort, 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 Frankfort, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)