Philip, SD is a small town located in the southwest corner of South Dakota. It has a population of just under 1,500 people and is considered a rural town. As such, the political environment within Philip is largely conservative in nature, with most candidates seeking local governmental offices representing Republican ideals. The primary election for mayor and city commissioners occur every four years in Philip, with the next election set to take place in 2021. Candidates vying for office are typically well-known members of the community who have been actively involved in local politics for many years. These candidates usually focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvement and other fiscal matters important to the citizens of Philip.
The political climate in Philip, SD is strongly conservative.
Haakon County, SD is very conservative. In Haakon County, SD 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haakon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.2%.
Haakon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Philip, SD is strongly conservative.
Haakon 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.
Philip, 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 Philip, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $7,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)