Burk, SD is a small town located in the western part of South Dakota. It has a population of approximately 500 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Politically, Burk, SD is a conservative town that primarily votes Republican in local and national elections. Local elections are managed by the city council which consists of five board members elected to two year terms. The city council handles decisions on zoning regulations, budgeting and infrastructure projects. During election season, the town usually sees an influx of political candidates who come to campaign for their respective party’s nomination. These candidates often come to town halls or forums to discuss their platforms and debate each other’s positions on various issues. Usually the people living in Burk, SD make their decisions based on these debates as well as any personal connections they have with the candidates themselves.
The political climate in Burk, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burk, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Burk, 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 Burk, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $33,398 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $445 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $225,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,782 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)