The politics of Ola, SD are largely influenced by the concerns of its people. Local citizens have a voice in who represents them and what issues they will tackle as a community. Candidates for offices in Ola, SD often focus on advocating for the needs of their constituents such as increased access to public services, greater investment in education, and better infrastructure. These candidates come from different backgrounds with unique perspectives which can bring positive change to the city. Political engagement is also encouraged through town hall meetings where residents can express their opinions and hear directly from elected officials. This has been an effective way to ensure local politicians are working in the best interest of citizens while also helping to connect community members with one another.
The political climate in Ola, SD is very conservative.
Brule County, SD is very conservative. In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ola, SD is very conservative.
Brule 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.
Ola, 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 Ola, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $39,654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $80,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)