The politics of Blucksberg Mountain, SD are a reflection of the rural and small town values that have been held for generations in this community. Blucksberg Mountain is a place where people value hard work, personal responsibility, honesty and accountability. These values are reflected in the local political candidates who understand the needs of the community and strive to help make it a better place to live. The candidates focus on issues like improving roads, increasing access to quality education, making healthcare more affordable and accessible, creating jobs, and supporting local businesses. In addition to these important topics, candidates also discuss ways to protect the natural beauty of Blucksberg Mountain which is an important part of its identity. By listening to the concerns of their constituents and engaging in meaningful discourse with them, these candidates have earned trust and support from those living in Blucksberg Mountain.
The political climate in Blucksberg Mountain, SD is very conservative.
Meade County, SD is very conservative. In Meade County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 24.0%.
Meade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blucksberg Mountain, SD is very conservative.
Meade County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Rapid City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Blucksberg Mountain, 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 Blucksberg Mountain, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $6,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $23,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)