Turkey Valley, SD is a small rural community in the central United States. Politics in this area are heavily influenced by farming and agriculture, with local politicians advocating for sustainable farming practices and improvements in economic development. The political landscape is diverse, with many local candidates from both parties running for local offices such as mayor or town council member. This diversity allows voters to make informed decisions based on their values and beliefs when choosing candidates for office. Despite its size, the politics of Turkey Valley are important both locally and nationally, as the issues addressed by its elected officials can have far-reaching implications for citizens across the country.
The political climate in Turkey Valley, SD is strongly conservative.
Yankton County, SD is moderately conservative. In Yankton County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yankton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 36.8%.
Yankton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turkey Valley, SD is strongly conservative.
Yankton County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Yankton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Turkey Valley, 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 Turkey Valley, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $3,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $925 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)