Black, South Dakota is a small town located in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. The town has a strong sense of community and is home to many local businesses and organizations. Despite its small size, Black, SD has an active political climate with elected officials that represent the people of the town. Currently, City Council members are elected from among the residents of Black, SD at large and serve two-year terms. Each council member is elected by citizens of their respective ward to ensure fair representation for all citizens. These council members then work together to help guide decisions related to policy changes, budgeting, infrastructure projects, and other governmental initiatives. They strive to create an environment that encourages economic development while preserving the natural beauty of the area. Through their dedication and commitment, the residents of Black have a voice in local government and can help shape the future growth of their hometown.
The political climate in Black, SD is strongly 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
Black, SD is strongly 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.
Black, 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 Black, 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)