Palatine, South Dakota is a small city with a growing population. Though it is not overly large, the city still has its fair share of local political candidates. These candidates have made it their mission to ensure Palatine remains an attractive place to live and work. They lay out proposals for improving local transportation infrastructure, creating job opportunities, and increasing access to quality education. Additionally, they strive to uphold the values that the community holds dear such as responsible stewardship of resources and respect for the environment. Through their efforts, they hope to foster a strong sense of civic pride amongst citizens and help Palatine continue to be a thriving and vibrant city.
The political climate in Palatine, SD is very conservative.
Aurora County, SD is very conservative. In Aurora County, SD 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aurora county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 22.6%.
Aurora county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palatine, SD is very conservative.
Aurora 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.
Palatine, 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 Palatine, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $3,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $67,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)