Custer Township (Beadle County), SD is a small township located in the Midwest. Its politics are primarily based on local issues that relate to the community, such as taxes, funding for public services, and development of the area. Many of these issues are determined by the elected officials who represent Custer Township in county government. These representatives are strongly dedicated to the citizens of Custer Township and work hard to ensure their constituents’ quality of life is maintained through responsible policies and practical solutions. The residents of Custer Township take great pride in their community and take an active role in its politics. They support local candidates who understand their needs and strive to make positive changes for the betterment of all citizens.
The political climate in Custer township (Beadle County), SD is strongly conservative.
Beadle County, SD is very conservative. In Beadle County, SD 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beadle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
Beadle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Custer township (Beadle County), SD is strongly conservative.
Beadle County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Huron Metro Area 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.
Custer township (Beadle 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 Custer township (Beadle County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 428 contributions totaling $89,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $175,098 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)