Belle, South Dakota is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It has a rich history and is a vibrant community with many activities for its citizens to enjoy. While Belle does not have its own local politicians, residents are well aware of the politics at play in the area. The state capital of Pierre is nearby and many statewide issues are debated and enacted which have an effect on people living in Belle. In addition to this, local and national elections impact life here as well. Residents are passionate about their political views and take part in activities like attending rallies and holding debates to share their opinions. These conversations often lead to meaningful change within the town that benefits everyone living there.
The political climate in Belle, SD is very conservative.
Edmunds County, SD is very conservative. In Edmunds County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edmunds county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.0%.
Edmunds county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle, SD is very conservative.
Edmunds County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Belle, 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 Belle, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,364 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)