The politics of Clark Township (Douglas County), South Dakota are heavily influenced by the local community's focus on building a strong, close-knit family atmosphere. With a population of just over 1,400 residents, most feel invested in their neighborhood and work hard to maintain it. The township is relatively small but has representatives who have been elected to serve in the South Dakota Legislature, US Congress, and the State Senate. The political landscape in Clark Township is typically focused on creating policies that will benefit the residents and build an even stronger sense of community. Candidates for local office are chosen based on their commitment to serving the needs of those living in Clark Township and helping to maintain an environment that allows for economic growth and progress.
The political climate in Clark township (Douglas County), SD is very conservative.
Douglas County, SD is very conservative. In Douglas County, SD 12.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clark township (Douglas County), SD is very conservative.
Douglas 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.
Clark township (Douglas 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 Clark township (Douglas County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $14,199 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $8,590 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)