Hoffman, South Dakota is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is governed by an elected mayor and four city council members which are elected in staggered terms. The city council works together to set policy for the city, including taxation, infrastructure development, and other municipal issues. Local residents have a say in how their community is run by attending public meetings and participating in elections to cast their vote for the preferred candidates. As with any local politics, citizens of Hoffman follow debates closely to stay informed on any changes that could affect them or their community. Local elections typically draw a high level of engagement from voters who understand the importance of having representatives they can trust to navigate the city through challenges and make decisions that will benefit everyone.
The political climate in Hoffman, SD is very conservative.
McPherson County, SD is very conservative. In McPherson County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 16.8%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hoffman, SD is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
Hoffman, 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 Hoffman, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,576 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)