The town of Phipps, SD is a small rural community in the heart of South Dakota. The town is governed by a mayor and four city council members, who serve two-year terms. Elections are held every two years in November, and there are no local political candidates running at this time. The people of Phipps take great pride in their community and strive to ensure that it remains as prosperous as possible for future generations. Through regular meetings and contributions from citizens, the local government works hard to keep the town running smoothly and address any issues that may arise. All decisions made by the council are thoroughly discussed before being voted on in order to ensure that they are beneficial for all members of the community.
The political climate in Phipps, SD is very conservative.
Codington County, SD is very conservative. In Codington County, SD 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Codington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.2%.
Codington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phipps, SD is very conservative.
Codington County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Watertown Metro Area 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.
Phipps, 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 Phipps, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)