The small town of Scotch Cap, SD is a rural community located in the Midwest. Politics in this area are typically dominated by conservative values and ideals. The people here generally support fiscal responsibility and small government. There are many locally elected officials in Scotch Cap who are dedicated to keeping their community strong and vibrant. These leaders ensure that the town’s resources are used efficiently and fairly, while protecting the rights of its citizens. Local politicians often focus on issues like education, job creation, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. As a result, Scotch Cap has become a well-functioning community with an excellent quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in Scotch Cap, SD is very conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotch Cap, SD is very conservative.
Perkins 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.
Scotch Cap, 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 Scotch Cap, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $3,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)