Green Grass, SD is a small community located in the Midwest. Politically, it is an area that is heavily influenced by conservative values. The local government is made up of elected officials who share these values and prioritize them when making decisions for the town. The most popular political party in Green Grass is the Republican Party, and citizens typically elect candidates from this party to serve as their representatives. The elected officials strive to maintain a sense of peace and order in Green Grass while also advocating for issues that are important to residents such as job growth, economic development, and public safety. They work closely with other political organizations in the region to ensure that Green Grass remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Green Grass, SD is leaning liberal.
Dewey County, SD is moderately liberal. In Dewey County, SD 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dewey county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Dewey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Green Grass, SD is leaning liberal.
Dewey County, South Dakota is moderately liberal.
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.
Green Grass, South Dakota: d D D D d D
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 Green Grass, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $4,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $7,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)