Custer Township (Corson County) in South Dakota is a small rural community that is politically active. Many locals take part in local politics, including the voting process and other civic engagement activities. The township has various elected officials that represent the needs and interests of their constituents. These officials include members of the township board, school board, and several other positions that serve the citizens of Custer Township. Residents have the opportunity to vote for representatives on a regular basis, ensuring that their interests are heard and represented. Political movements like initiatives, referendums, and candidate debates ensure that citizens’ opinions are heard in an open forum. With potential ballot measures on issues ranging from taxes to infrastructure development, local elections are important to gauge public opinion on different topics. Through participation at these events or by simply casting a ballot, Custer Township residents can make their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Custer township (Corson County), SD is somewhat conservative.
Corson County, SD is leaning conservative. In Corson County, SD 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Corson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.4% to 48.5%.
Corson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Custer township (Corson County), SD is somewhat conservative.
Corson County, South Dakota is leaning 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 (Corson County), South Dakota: r D D D 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 (Corson County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)