Blackhawk, SD is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of South Dakota. With a population of just over 500 people, Blackhawk is known for its tight-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, Blackhawk has a vibrant political landscape primarily driven by local initiatives and state-wide campaigns. In recent years, citizens have worked together to pass several legislation pieces related to public education and economic growth. Several local candidates have been elected to represent Blackhawk on state boards and commissions, providing much needed insight into policy decisions that affect the South Dakota region. Local campaigns strive to create an environment in which everyone can share their ideas and opinions regardless of political affiliation or opinion. The residents of Blackhawk take pride in their town’s democratic process and continue to participate each election cycle to ensure the best possible outcomes for their community.
The political climate in Blackhawk, SD is strongly conservative.
Meade County, SD is very conservative. In Meade County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 24.0%.
Meade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackhawk, SD is strongly conservative.
Meade County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Rapid 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.
Blackhawk, 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 Blackhawk, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,879 contributions totaling $187,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,220 contributions totaling $418,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)