Dixon Township, located in Gregory County, South Dakota, is a small rural area with deep roots in its farming and ranching culture. The people of Dixon Township place a high priority on their hometown values and take great pride in their community. As such, many residents take part in the township’s local politics to ensure that these values are upheld and represented. In recent years, there have been numerous debates about the township’s local policies and how they should be implemented into the community. This has led to multiple candidates running for election to the Dixon Township board of trustees every year. These candidates usually come from all walks of life and represent different perspectives on how to best preserve the traditional values that make Dixon Township unique. By participating in local politics, they help keep the spirit of Dixon Township alive for future generations.
The political climate in Dixon township (Gregory County), SD is strongly conservative.
Gregory County, SD is very conservative. In Gregory County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.2%.
Gregory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dixon township (Gregory County), SD is strongly conservative.
Gregory 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.
Dixon township (Gregory 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 Dixon township (Gregory County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $4,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $382 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)