The politics in Aurora Center, SD is an important part of the city’s life. Although the city does not have a mayor or local political candidates, the citizens voice their opinion through public meetings and referendums. The citizens of Aurora Center take great pride in their community and are eager to ensure that it remains a safe and vibrant place to live. It is important for the residents of Aurora Center to stay active politically by attending meetings, reading up on current issues, and making sure that their voices are heard at the ballot box. While there may not be any local politicians representing Aurora Center, the residents understand how much impact politics can have on their city and they make sure to keep themselves informed about what is happening around them.
The political climate in Aurora Center, SD is very conservative.
Aurora County, SD is very conservative. In Aurora County, SD 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aurora county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 22.6%.
Aurora county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aurora Center, SD is very conservative.
Aurora 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.
Aurora Center, 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 Aurora Center, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)