Garfield Township in Douglas County, South Dakota is a small community with strong political ties. The township is governed by a board of elected officials, who are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the township. These officials represent the interests of the citizens and ensure that the necessary infrastructure, facilities, and services are provided to keep Garfield Township running smoothly. In addition, they provide oversight and guidance on important issues such as taxes, budgeting, economic development, planning for future growth, environmental regulations, and public safety. Local citizens have a say in who represents them at the county level through their votes each election cycle. It is through these representatives that Garfield Township works to maintain its unique character while also striving to become an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in Garfield township (Douglas County), SD is very conservative.
Douglas County, SD is very conservative. In Douglas County, SD 12.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garfield township (Douglas County), SD is very conservative.
Douglas 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.
Garfield township (Douglas 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 Garfield township (Douglas County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $5,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)