The city of Medary, SD is a small town with a big heart. It has a strong sense of community that comes from the people who live and work there. Despite its size, Medary is home to many local political organizations and candidates that actively shape the direction of their city. Residents have voting rights in municipal elections and can get involved in local politics by attending meetings, voicing opinions at public hearings, or even running for office themselves. Issues such as maintaining police protection, providing public transportation, and improving infrastructure are all part of the political discussions ongoing in Medary. Candidates come from many backgrounds, but they all have one common goal: to make Medary an even better place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Medary, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medary, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Medary, South Dakota: R R d 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 Medary, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,339 contributions totaling $109,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 276 contributions totaling $128,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $466 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)