Liberty Township (Hutchinson Cnty), SD is a rural township located in South Dakota, with a population of around 500 people. It has a small-town feel and is governed by its local Town Board, which consists of five members elected at-large by the residents of Liberty Township. The Board meets the second Monday of each month to discuss and vote on important decisions related to the township, such as zoning laws and budget proposals. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who has held the office since 2009. He is supported by four other members on the Town Board. In addition to working closely with local businesses and nonprofits, the Town Board also keeps an eye on community development initiatives throughout Liberty Township (Hutchinson Cnty) in order to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need.
The political climate in Liberty township (Hutchinson County), SD is very conservative.
Hutchinson County, SD is very conservative. In Hutchinson County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hutchinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 20.2%.
Hutchinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Liberty township (Hutchinson County), SD is very conservative.
Hutchinson 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.
Liberty township (Hutchinson 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 Liberty township (Hutchinson County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)