Hidewood, SD is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. While Hidewood is a relatively quiet town, it still has an active political scene. The local mayor is Mark Steel who has been in office since 2015 and works hard to ensure that every resident's voice is heard. He has focused on improving public safety, aiding local businesses, and promoting economic growth. The city council consists of four members who are all elected every four years. They provide input and advice on important matters and strive to make sure the whole community benefits from their decisions. Additionally, there are several state representatives and senators who represent Hidewood in Congress. They work to protect the interests of the people of Hidewood and ensure they have access to essential services such as healthcare and education. All in all, the politics of Hidewood are relatively conservative but still strive for progress within their community.
The political climate in Hidewood, SD is very conservative.
Deuel County, SD is very conservative. In Deuel County, SD 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deuel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.9%.
Deuel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hidewood, SD is very conservative.
Deuel 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.
Hidewood, 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 Hidewood, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $13,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $8,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)