Patten, SD is a small rural town in the Midwest with a population of about 5,000 people. It is primarily governed by a mayor and city council, who are elected by the citizens of Patten every four years. The current mayor is Dan Miller, who has been in office since 2017. The city council consists of five members who are responsible for setting tax rates and other local regulations. The council also works closely with local businesses to create incentives for job growth and development within the community. Additionally, Patten has an active Chamber of Commerce that works to promote economic growth in the area. All politics within Patten are focused on improving the quality of life for all residents; from providing necessary public services to creating opportunities for economic prosperity.
The political climate in Patten, 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
Patten, 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.
Patten, 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 Patten, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)