Brainard, SD is a small rural town located in central South Dakota. With a population of around 500 people, the town is known for its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. The politics in Brainard are dominated by local issues and initiatives that address the concerns of the community at large. Members of the community work together to make sure that their voices are heard on city councils, school boards, and other governing bodies. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected in 2018 and has been actively working on projects aimed at providing better services to the citizens of Brainard. Additionally, there are several other current candidates running for office this year, such as Joe Johnson who is looking to bring more resources to Brainard's schools, and Sarah Jackson who hopes to improve infrastructure in the area. All of these candidates know that by working together they can help improve the quality of life for everyone living in Brainard.
The political climate in Brainard, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brainard, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Brainard, South Dakota: R R d 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 Brainard, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $29,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)