Aurora township in Aurora County, South Dakota is a small rural community with a population of just over 500 people. Though the population is small, they are still very engaged in local politics and have been for many years. The current mayor of Aurora township is Paul Anderson, who has held the office since 2011. There have been several other candidates that ran for mayor during this time, all with different perspectives on how to best serve the people of Aurora township. The issues facing Aurora township are varied and include economic development, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, and public safety. Local politicians here understand the needs of their constituents and work hard to ensure their voices are heard at town meetings and beyond. They believe that by working together with residents they can create a better future for everyone in Aurora county.
The political climate in Aurora township (Aurora County), 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 township (Aurora County), 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 township (Aurora County), 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 township (Aurora County), 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)