Barrett Township (Perkins County), South Dakota is an area that has a long history of being politically active. Residents of Barrett Township are known for their willingness to engage in political matters and advocate for the needs of their community. The local government is comprised of a variety of elected officials who work together to ensure the well-being of all citizens. The township participates in state-level elections, with candidates from both major parties vying for leadership positions, as well as local initiatives by which citizens can become involved in the decision making process. People living within Barrett Township also actively take part in national elections, making sure their voices can be heard on important issues facing our nation such as healthcare, taxes and climate change. All in all, politics are an important part of life for many people living in this small community.
The political climate in Barrett township (Perkins County), SD is very conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barrett township (Perkins County), SD is very conservative.
Perkins 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.
Barrett township (Perkins 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 Barrett township (Perkins County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $7,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)