White, SD is the home of a tightly knit community with a focus on small-town values. The local political landscape is comprised of individuals who are passionate about maintaining the character of their city. They understand the importance of investing in their local infrastructure and are dedicated to improving quality of life for all citizens. The city council works hard to ensure that White stays true to its roots, while also striving for progress and growth. In recent years, White has seen success in maintaining its small-town feel while adapting to the modern times with new businesses, job opportunities, and recreational activities for locals. The city is committed to engaging its citizens through public forums and open dialogue between elected officials and local residents. All in all, White's political environment has a strong commitment to preserving the past while embracing the future.
The political climate in White, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings Metro Area is somewhat 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.
White, South Dakota: R R d 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 White, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $1,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)