West Point, SD has a growing population of approximately 700 residents. The city is governed by a mayor and five city council members who are elected every two years to serve four-year terms. The mayor and council members work together to develop the policies that will ensure the success and prosperity of West Point. Community engagement is encouraged through various events such as town meetings, special interest groups, and public forums. Issues discussed in these meetings include local infrastructure projects, economic development, public safety initiatives, and environmental conservation strategies. West Point also has a history of strong support for local educational initiatives aimed at providing quality education options for its citizens. Additionally, the city council regularly works with state and federal legislative representatives to advocate for resources that benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in West Point, SD is very conservative.
Brule County, SD is very conservative. In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Point, SD is very conservative.
Brule 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.
West Point, 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 West Point, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $22,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $41,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $590 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)