Buffalo, SD is a small city located in the state of South Dakota. It is known for its friendly people and vibrant downtown. Politically, Buffalo is represented by local elected officials in both state and federal levels. The current mayor of Buffalo is Bob Nelson, who was elected to office in 2018 after serving two terms on the City Council. At the state level, Buffalo residents are represented by Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Dusty Johnson in the U.S. House of Representatives. Both senators have worked to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met through their respective roles in government. In addition to Senator Rounds and Representative Johnson, Buffalo also has several county-level representatives that work to improve the quality of life for all citizens within the city limits. The officials serve as advocates for their constituents and strive to create a better future for all residents of Buffalo, SD through legislation and policy initiatives.
The political climate in Buffalo, SD is strongly conservative.
Harding County, SD is very conservative. In Harding County, SD 6.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 92.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harding county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 92.0% to 6.0%.
Harding county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo, SD is strongly conservative.
Harding 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.
Buffalo, 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 Buffalo, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $8,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $733 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)