Bull Creek, South Dakota is a small town located in the western part of the state. The area has long been known as a politically conservative area, and its politics reflect this. Every election cycle, local residents turn out to vote for candidates who share their values and beliefs. In Bull Creek, the Republican Party typically dominates in elections. Candidates typically focus on issues such as gun rights, economic growth, and responsible government spending. The area's residents often look for candidates who will advocate for lower taxes and regulations that do not impede their ability to work and own businesses in the community. Voters also feel strongly about protecting Second Amendment rights, with many Bull Creek residents owning guns themselves or having family members who do. Bull Creek's politics are often framed in terms of personal liberties, rather than solely focusing on national party lines or social issues.
The political climate in Bull Creek, SD is very conservative.
Tripp County, SD is very conservative. In Tripp County, SD 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tripp county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.4%.
Tripp county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bull Creek, SD is very conservative.
Tripp 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.
Bull Creek, 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 Bull Creek, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)