Dixon Township in Hamlin County, South Dakota is a rural community located on the northern side of the county. Politics in Dixon Township are largely influenced by the agricultural industry, which makes up a significant portion of the local economy. The township government works to protect and promote the interests of local farmers as well as providing services for all residents of Dixon. Local politicians strive to represent the interests of their constituents while ensuring that taxes are reasonable and services are provided effectively. They also advocate for improvements to infrastructure and other public amenities such as schools and parks that benefit all members of the community. In addition, they strive to balance development with conservation efforts, making sure that economic progress does not come at a detriment to our natural environment or quality of life in Dixon Township.
The political climate in Dixon township (Hamlin County), SD is very conservative.
Hamlin County, SD is very conservative. In Hamlin County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamlin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Hamlin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dixon township (Hamlin County), SD is very conservative.
Hamlin 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 (Hamlin 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 (Hamlin County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $13,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $482 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)