The politics in Bonesteel, SD are heavily influenced by the small-town atmosphere of the community. Although there is a larger population than other rural towns in the state, the decisions that are made by local political candidates have a major impact on the residents of Bonesteel. The town relies heavily on its elected officials to protect their rights and interests while also maintaining a friendly and welcoming environment for new businesses and other services. Local candidates often strive to find balance between the demands of their constituents and what is best for the overall community, making sure not to neglect one group over another. Residents of Bonesteel take pride in their hometown’s political environment, as it allows for an open dialogue between citizens and elected officials that may otherwise be hard to obtain in larger cities.
The political climate in Bonesteel, SD is strongly conservative.
Gregory County, SD is very conservative. In Gregory County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.2%.
Gregory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bonesteel, SD is strongly conservative.
Gregory 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.
Bonesteel, 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 Bonesteel, 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 4 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)