Hill City, SD is a small town located in western South Dakota. The city is known for its vibrant and friendly community, where culture and history come together to create a unique atmosphere. Politics in the area are governed by the Hill City Council, which is made up of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. Each member works together to make decisions on important issues such as tax rates, budgeting and zoning laws. Local civic engagement remains strong, with frequent public hearings and other meetings held throughout the year. Residents also have the opportunity to stay informed by attending city council meetings or following Hill City's government website. Although Hill City does not have any local political candidates running campaigns at this time, citizens can actively participate in politics by voting in local elections when applicable and voicing their opinions on key issues that impact the town.
The political climate in Hill City, SD is moderately conservative.
Pennington County, SD is strongly conservative. In Pennington County, SD 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pennington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 35.8%.
Pennington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hill City, SD is moderately conservative.
Pennington County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Hill City, 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 Hill City, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $6,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $5,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)