Marshfield, SD is a small town in the Midwestern United States. The town has an active political scene with many local candidates running for office each year. Though no one candidate dominates the political landscape, Marshfield residents are passionate about their local politics and take part in frequent debates on current issues and various initiatives. There are several local organizations that focus on mobilizing the community to participate in elections and encourage residents to actively engage in civic engagement. Political campaigns center around initiatives such as improving economic development, job growth, and public safety. Marshfield residents have a long tradition of civic engagement and take pride in making sure their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Marshfield, SD is very conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marshfield, SD is very conservative.
Perkins 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.
Marshfield, 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 Marshfield, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $10,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)