Merton, SD is a small town of about 1,800 people located in the Midwest United States. The local politics in Merton are largely dominated by the Republican and Democratic parties. During elections, each party puts forward candidates to represent the interests of the citizens of Merton. Recent elections have seen consistent voter participation from all parts of the community, showing that residents take their civic responsibility seriously. Furthermore, there have been successful efforts to get young people involved and engaged in local politics by hosting various events and debates throughout the year. Ultimately, local politics in Merton are an important part of life and help ensure that all voices within the community are heard.
The political climate in Merton, SD is very conservative.
Clark County, SD is very conservative. In Clark County, SD 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Merton, SD is very conservative.
Clark 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.
Merton, 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 Merton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $14,448 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)