Belmont Township (Spink County), SD is a small rural area with a population of about 6,000 residents. Politically, the town has a long history of being conservative and leaning heavily Republican. The citizens of Belmont are active in local politics and most elections have high voter turn out. Currently, the township board is made up of five members from both major parties, who work together to make decisions that will benefit their community. Local elections tend to feature candidates from both major political parties, who are running for positions such as mayor and council members. These candidates typically run on platforms focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare reform, public safety, education reform and infrastructure improvements. The citizens of Belmont view their elected representatives as the people who will make sure their voices are heard in their local government and ensure that the best interests of the community are kept in mind when making decisions that affect them all.
The political climate in Belmont township (Spink County), SD is very conservative.
Spink County, SD is very conservative. In Spink County, SD 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spink county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.6%.
Spink county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belmont township (Spink County), SD is very conservative.
Spink 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.
Belmont township (Spink 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 Belmont township (Spink County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $10,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)