Altamont town, SD has a strong political landscape, with various candidates from both major parties running for office at all levels of government. There are a number of local representatives and senators who have dedicated their efforts to the betterment of the community. From city council members to state legislators, these individuals work hard to ensure that Altamont town, SD citizens have access to quality services and resources. The residents of Altamont town take great pride in making sure that their voices are heard through their elected officials and are actively involved in every aspect of the political process. Through community events, door-to-door campaigns, and other activities, citizens ensure that their needs and desires are communicated to those who represent them. Altamont town is a vibrant place to live with an engaged population ready to make positive changes for the future.
The political climate in Altamont, SD is very conservative.
Deuel County, SD is very conservative. In Deuel County, SD 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deuel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.9%.
Deuel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altamont, SD is very conservative.
Deuel 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.
Altamont, 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 Altamont, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $11,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $5,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)