Childstown, SD is a small city with a population of 8,000 people. The city has a strong sense of community and the current political climate reflects the values of its citizens. City council members are elected by the citizens to ensure that their interests are represented in local politics. The majority of candidates running for office stand for the preservation of Childstown's history and culture. These elected officials are dedicated to working together with their constituents to create a better future for all. They work hard to ensure that taxes remain low and public services remain accessible to all residents. Additionally, they have taken steps towards sustainable environmental policies and aim to maintain an open dialogue when making decisions that affect the whole city. As such, Childstown has managed to stay true to its roots while maintaining a forward-looking approach in most areas of policy making.
The political climate in Childstown, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, SD is very conservative. In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Childstown, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux Falls 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.
Childstown, 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 Childstown, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $4,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $24,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $552 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)