Soldier Creek, SD is a small rural town located in the middle of the state. It has a long history of political involvement and many residents take pride in their local politics. Every election season sees a flurry of activity in the area as residents take to the polls to cast their votes for local candidates. Candidates are typically from both major parties, with some independents running as well. There are also several municipal elections each year, providing residents with yet another opportunity to engage in local politics. In addition, Soldier Creek has seen an increased participation in larger statewide elections in recent years. Overall, its citizens take a keen interest in their government and strive to make sure that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Soldier Creek, SD is moderately liberal.
Todd County, SD is very liberal. In Todd County, SD 77.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.3% to 21.0%.
Todd county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Soldier Creek, SD is moderately liberal.
Todd County, South Dakota is very liberal.
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.
Soldier Creek, South Dakota: D D D D D D
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 Soldier Creek, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $19,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $641 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)