Springfield, SD is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is home to a diverse population and has been growing steadily for many years. Despite its relatively small size, Springfield is quite active in politics. The town elects local representatives on a regular basis who contribute to the governing of the area by putting forth initiatives, legislation, and proposed budgets. Local elections often involve heated debates between candidates who represent different viewpoints or ideologies. During election season, there are usually several rallies held throughout Springfield that draw large crowds of citizens eager to learn more about their representatives and potential candidates running for office. Despite being a rather small town, Springfield's politics can be quite contentious at times; however, this helps ensure that the best candidate wins and that residents take an active role in their government.
The political climate in Springfield, SD is strongly conservative.
Bon Homme County, SD is very conservative. In Bon Homme County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bon Homme county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.0%.
Bon Homme county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield, SD is strongly conservative.
Bon Homme County, South Dakota 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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)