Palisade, SD is a small town in the Midwest with a population of about 2,000. It is home to several local businesses and a tight-knit community. While Palisade may be small, its politics are just as important as any other city or town in the United States. The town operates under an elected mayor and five-member city council system where residents can voice their opinions and make decisions that directly affect them. Local political candidates run for office every year to ensure the residents have representation on all levels of government. They also work hard to create a better environment in Palisade by providing legislative support for important issues like education, infrastructure, and public safety. Overall, the politics of Palisade are rooted in the desire to create a better future for its citizens.
The political climate in Palisade, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palisade, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls 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.
Palisade, 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 Palisade, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $24,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $11,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)