Mitchell, South Dakota is a small city located in the east-central region of the state. It has a population of approximately 15,000 people and is known for its historic downtown area and strong agricultural presence. The city is home to various local businesses and organizations, as well as a few tourist attractions.
Politics in Mitchell are led by the City Council, which consists of seven elected members. The City Council is responsible for setting policy that will ensure the best quality of life for all residents in Mitchell. Local issues often include budgeting for public services, economic development opportunities, and infrastructure investments. Elections take place every two years and many of the candidates are focused on making sure that their constituents’ needs are met with the best possible solutions. In addition to the City Council, there are other forms of political representation in Mitchell such as school boards and county commissions. All of these entities work together to ensure that Mitchell remains a safe and prosperous community where everyone can live comfortably with access to quality services.
The political climate in Mitchell, SD is moderately conservative.
Davison County, SD is very conservative. In Davison County, SD 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.3%.
Davison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mitchell, SD is moderately conservative.
Davison County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area 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.
Mitchell, 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 Mitchell, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $44,480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 532 contributions totaling $233,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)