The politics in Clark Township (Faulk Cnty), SD are generally conservative. Local elections focus on issues such as taxation, public safety, education, and infrastructure. The township is represented by Senator Tom Campbell and Representatives Bill Anderson and John Smith in the South Dakota Legislature. County Commissioners John Johnson, Jim Jones and Mary Miller are responsible for running local government affairs. Clark Township has a lively civic culture with active involvement in local decision-making. The local community tends to take a collaborative approach to problem solving, striving for consensus in order to ensure that all voices are heard. Political discourse is centered around civil dialogue and respect for differing opinions. Overall, Clark Township is a peaceful place where people of different backgrounds can work together to create a better future for the town and its inhabitants.
The political climate in Clark 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
Clark 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.
Clark 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 Clark township (Faulk County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $4,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,303 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)