The politics in Waverly Township, Marshall County, South Dakota are heavily focused on local concerns. This is largely reflective of the small population size, which was recorded in the 2010 census at just over 1,400 people. This means that the local government is more accessible to its residents and is able to take into account the needs of smaller communities within the district. As such, the township board typically focuses on issues such as infrastructure repairs, public safety improvements, education funding and other essential services that directly impact individuals and families living in the area. Local political candidates must work hard to connect with their constituents and focus on these important issues in order to earn their votes.
The political climate in Waverly township (Marshall County), SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waverly township (Marshall County), SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Waverly township (Marshall County), South Dakota: r r D d 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 Waverly township (Marshall County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $44,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $649 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)