Prairie View, South Dakota is a small rural town with a population of just over 500 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and its tight-knit relationships between residents. Local politics in Prairie View are heavily influenced by the community's shared values and goals. Residents take an active role in their local government, showing up to vote and getting involved in local elections. The town has a city council that meets on the first Tuesday of each month to discuss important issues affecting the community. Candidates for local office must be committed to serving their constituents and working towards making meaningful changes for the betterment of Prairie View. Through their participation in Prairie View’s local politics, residents can have direct input into decisions that will shape the future of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Prairie View, SD is somewhat conservative.
Corson County, SD is leaning conservative. In Corson County, SD 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Corson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.5%.
Corson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairie View, SD is somewhat conservative.
Corson County, South Dakota is leaning 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.
Prairie View, South Dakota: r D D D 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 Prairie View, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)