Homer, South Dakota is a small town with a population of just over 1000 people. It is located in rural central South Dakota and is known for its friendly small-town feel. The politics of the town are very much based in the local community and their values, as there are no major political candidates or parties that hold sway in Homer. Instead, the town council and mayor work together to ensure fair representation for all constituents regardless of their political ideology or beliefs. The council also works to draw attention to issues important to the town’s overall welfare such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, education initiatives, and economic development. In addition, they work closely with other towns in the region to ensure shared resources and a strong regional economy. Overall, politics in Homer are focused on fostering collaboration amongst residents and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Homer, SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Homer, SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, South Dakota 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.
Homer, South Dakota: r d D d 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 Homer, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $11,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)