Crooked Creek, SD is a small town with a population of just over 700 people. It has relatively low voter turnout, as many residents are too busy working or taking care of family to participate in political activities. Nevertheless, local elections can be quite competitive for the small number of seats available on the city council and school board. In recent years, candidates have focused on issues such as economic development and investing in infrastructure to make sure that the town remains livable while continuing to grow. The current mayor and majority of council members have been determined supporters of education and job growth in the area, often supporting tax incentives for businesses that will bring new jobs to Crooked Creek. Local elections may not get much attention outside of the community, but they ensure that the town's leaders are accountable to their constituents and continue to work hard for the betterment of Crooked Creek.
The political climate in Crooked Creek, SD is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, SD is strongly conservative. In Pennington County, SD 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pennington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 35.8%.
Pennington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crooked Creek, SD is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Rapid City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Crooked Creek, 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 Crooked Creek, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $41,831 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $615 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)