Spearfish, South Dakota is a small town that has a rich history of politics. The local government is governed by the Mayor and City Council, and the city's citizens are actively engaged in political activities. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to vote for their choice for mayor and city council members during elections. Residents also have the chance to get involved in various civic organizations such as the League of Women Voters or Speak Up Spearfish, which encourage spirited political discussions and education on important local issues. Through these channels, citizens can become informed about current events and engage with their elected representatives to make sure their voices are heard. The community is highly engaged in policymaking which ensures that everyone has a say in how their city is run.
The political climate in Spearfish, SD is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, SD is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, SD 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 32.8%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spearfish, SD is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Spearfish 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.
Spearfish, 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 Spearfish, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 530 contributions totaling $34,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 680 contributions totaling $115,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)