Martin, SD is a small town located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It is home to a diverse population made up of many different races and backgrounds. Politically, the town leans heavily toward conservative values with Republican candidates and representatives generally being elected. The people of Martin take pride in their community and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard in local politics. Issues such as healthcare access, education reform, economic development, environmental protection, and public safety have been important topics during elections in recent years. Local politicians strive to represent all citizens regardless of political party affiliation or other factors. Despite their differences, the residents of Martin remain united by their commitment to make Martin a better place for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Martin, SD is somewhat conservative.
Bennett County, SD is moderately conservative. In Bennett County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bennett county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.4%.
Bennett county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martin, SD is somewhat conservative.
Bennett County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Martin, 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 Martin, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $5,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $11,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)