The small town of Sangamon, SD is home to a population of around 500 people. Politics in this rural community are important to citizens as they strive to maintain the small-town charm and atmosphere that makes them so unique. Local elections often revolve around issues such as local infrastructure and services, taxation, education, and business development. While there is no current information on local political candidates running for office in the near future, participating in political events or initiatives is a great way to get involved in the community and ensure that your voice is heard. Local politics in Sangamon can be an effective tool for citizens to keep their community safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Sangamon, SD is very conservative.
Edmunds County, SD is very conservative. In Edmunds County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edmunds county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.0%.
Edmunds county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sangamon, SD is very conservative.
Edmunds County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sangamon, 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 Sangamon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $4,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $693 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)