Willow Creek, SD is a small rural town in the Midwest. Although it is small in size, politics are still an important part of life here. The town has been known to be a politically active community, as the residents regularly come together to discuss issues that affect their daily lives. Local elections are held every two years, and many of the candidates come from within the community. There is a great deal of debate about policy and how best to govern the town, but ultimately it all comes down to who can best serve the needs of Willow Creek's citizens. Through grassroots organizing and strong leadership, local politicians strive to keep their constituents up to date on current issues and ensure that they have a voice in their government.
The political climate in Willow Creek, SD is very conservative.
Tripp County, SD is very conservative. In Tripp County, SD 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tripp county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.4%.
Tripp county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow Creek, SD is very conservative.
Tripp 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.
Willow Creek, 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 Willow Creek, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $12,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)