South Detroit, SD is a small city located in the northeastern corner of the state. Although it is a relatively small town, it has an active and engaged political scene that involves local citizens, business owners, and community groups. Local elections are held every two years in South Detroit and feature a variety of candidates from both sides of the political aisle. The current Mayor is Peter Smith, who was elected to a four year term in 2019. The City Council of South Detroit includes seven members who have been elected to serve four year terms as well. In addition to these elected officials, there are many different community organizations that meet regularly to discuss local matters and share their opinions on civic issues. Political discourse in South Detroit is healthy and vibrant, with citizens engaging in meaningful conversations about how best to move the city forward.
The political climate in South Detroit, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Detroit, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
South Detroit, South Dakota: R R d 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 South Detroit, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $28,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)