Dunkel, SD is a small but thriving town with a strong sense of community. It has a rich history and culture that is celebrated by the local residents. The town is led by Mayor John Smith, who was elected to office in 2016. He has been instrumental in working with the City Council to promote economic development and help bring new businesses to the area. Dunkel also boasts several exciting events throughout the year such as music festivals, art shows, and farmers markets. While there are no local political candidates running at this time, it is clear that the people of Dunkel take their civic duties seriously and take an active role in shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Dunkel, SD is strongly conservative.
Jones County, SD is very conservative. In Jones County, SD 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jones county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.0%.
Jones county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dunkel, SD is strongly conservative.
Jones 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.
Dunkel, 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 Dunkel, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)