Jasper, SD is a small town located in the state of South Dakota. It has a long history of political involvement and public service that continues today. The citizens of Jasper are very active politically, with many involved in local government and campaigns for local candidates. Every election season sees an influx of volunteers and campaigners throughout the community, eager to get their candidate elected to office. There are many opportunities for people to get involved in the political process in Jasper, from attending town meetings and rallies, to volunteering on campaigns. No matter what one’s political views may be, there is something for everyone when it comes to engaging in politics in Jasper!
The political climate in Jasper, SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, SD is very conservative. In Hanson County, SD 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.3%.
Hanson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jasper, SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area 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.
Jasper, 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 Jasper, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $623 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)