Sweet, South Dakota is a small town with a population of just over 800 people. It is a rural community in the middle of the state and is governed by local elected officials. The current mayor of Sweet is John Doe, who was elected to a four-year term in 2014. He is dedicated to serving the people of Sweet and works hard to ensure that everyone has their voices heard. There are also three city council members who serve two-year terms and make decisions about the budget, services, and laws for the community. The council meets regularly to discuss legislation and pass resolutions regarding things such as taxes, public safety issues, infrastructure improvements, and more. All residents of Sweet have an opportunity to get involved in politics through attending meetings or volunteering to be part of committees or boards. With its strong sense of community and commitment to public service, Sweet has shown itself to be a great place for active political engagement and thoughtful decision-making.
The political climate in Sweet, SD is very conservative.
Hutchinson County, SD is very conservative. In Hutchinson County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hutchinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 20.2%.
Hutchinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sweet, SD is very conservative.
Hutchinson 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.
Sweet, 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 Sweet, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $935 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)