Anderson, SD is a small town in the rural Midwest of the United States. It has an active political scene, with several community organizations dedicated to influencing local politics and ensuring that their voices are heard. Despite its small size, Anderson has been at the center of many important political debates, as well as being the birthplace of some influential politicians. In recent years, the local political parties have hosted a number of debates and major issues such as healthcare, education funding, and immigration reform have been discussed. All citizens in Anderson have access to a variety of resources for learning about current issues and engaging in their local government’s decision-making process. Through civic engagement initiatives, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard in Anderson’s local politics and contribute to ensuring that all policies reflect the values of their community.
The political climate in Anderson, SD is somewhat conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson, SD is somewhat conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Anderson, 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 Anderson, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $27,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $84,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)