The politics of Centerville Township in Faulk County, South Dakota are centered on local issues affecting the community and its residents. The township is governed by a five-member board of supervisors elected to serve four year terms. These supervisors collectively oversee the budget, assess taxes, develop regulations, maintain roads, and foster public safety. Residents can also become involved in politics by voting in elections or joining citizen groups that advocate for policy changes. The township also hosts several annual events such as town hall meetings and candidate forums where citizens can meet their local representatives and learn more about political initiatives. Through these events and other avenues of involvement, locals have the opportunity to make their voices heard on important issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Centerville township (Faulk County), SD is very conservative.
Faulk County, SD is very conservative. In Faulk County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faulk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.8%.
Faulk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Centerville township (Faulk County), SD is very conservative.
Faulk 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.
Centerville township (Faulk County), 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 Centerville township (Faulk County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $4,901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)