Big Springs, SD is a small rural town located in the Midwest United States. It has a strong sense of community and pride in its history. The politics in Big Springs are generally conservative and the majority of the residents are Republican. Local government is taken very seriously, and residents take part in the democratic process by voting for their representatives at all levels. Big Springs citizens are passionate about their beliefs, and they are not afraid to voice their opinions when it comes to political issues that affect their lives. Despite the intense political climate, there is an overall feeling of respect among all sides when it comes to discussing issues, and disagreements are often discussed in a civil manner.
The political climate in Big Springs, SD is very conservative.
Union County, SD is very conservative. In Union County, SD 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.8%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Springs, SD is very conservative.
Union County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux City 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.
Big Springs, 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 Big Springs, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $12,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $9,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)