Bushnell, SD is a small town located in the heart of South Dakota. It has a rich history and is known for its friendly, close-knit community. Politically, the town has traditionally been conservative leaning and values fiscal responsibility and limited government involvement in their affairs. Local elections are often hotly contested and residents take pride in their ability to choose leaders who they feel best represent their values and interests. Local candidates run on platforms that focus on economic stability, environmental protection, public education, support for local businesses, and quality of life issues such as crime prevention. The town is proud of its capacity to make decisions that benefit its citizens while still preserving the natural beauty of the area.
The political climate in Bushnell, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bushnell, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings 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.
Bushnell, 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 Bushnell, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $1,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)