Bryant, SD is a small, rural town with a population of roughly 1,000 people. Located in the rolling hills of the southeastern corner of South Dakota, Bryant has always been known for its strong sense of community and its commitment to traditional values. Politically, Bryant is a conservative stronghold within the state. Most residents depend on agriculture and other forms of manual labor for their livelihood. This deep rooted reliance on hard work has resulted in an appreciation for limited government interventions and individual responsibility. The town is strongly supportive of Republican candidates that emphasize fiscal responsibility and maintaining traditional values. This sentiment was reflected in recent elections when Republican candidates were overwhelmingly elected to local offices.
The political climate in Bryant, SD is very conservative.
Hamlin County, SD is very conservative. In Hamlin County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamlin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Hamlin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bryant, SD is very conservative.
Hamlin 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.
Bryant, 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 Bryant, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $7,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)