Okaton, South Dakota is a small, rural town located in the western part of the state. Despite its small size, Okaton has an active political culture which is reflected in its local government and on-going political discourse. The town is run by a mayor and several council members, each of whom are elected by the citizens of Okaton every two years. The Mayor and Council are committed to supporting the community's needs while also advocating for its interests at the state governmental level. Community members often come together to discuss their concerns and opinions on various issues, such as economic development or public safety. Additionally, many residents take an active role in engaging with their state representatives and Senators by attending meetings or sending letters to express their views. As such, Okaton is a vibrant political community that works hard to ensure that its citizens' voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Okaton, SD is strongly conservative.
Jones County, SD is very conservative. In Jones County, SD 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.0%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Okaton, SD is strongly conservative.
Jones 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.
Okaton, 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 Okaton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)