Florence, South Dakota is a small town located in the southeast corner of the state. The town has a population of just over 500 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Florence is a rural town that relies heavily on local agriculture for its economic stability. It also has a rich history of political involvement and activism. The citizens of Florence take pride in their involvement in the local politics and are passionate about their views on regional, state, and national issues. Additionally, the City Council regularly meets to discuss policies that impact them directly, such as zoning ordinances, budgeting policies, and infrastructure projects. Mayor Tyler Smith is the current leader for this small town and works hard to ensure that all Florence residents have an equal voice in their government. Everyone in Florence has an opportunity to make their voice heard at local political meetings or through other forms of participation like voting.
The political climate in Florence town (Codington County), SD is very conservative.
Codington County, SD is very conservative. In Codington County, SD 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Codington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.2%.
Codington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Florence town (Codington County), SD is very conservative.
Codington County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Watertown Metro Area 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.
Florence town (Codington County), 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 Florence town (Codington County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)