Edison, SD is a small town located in the state of South Dakota. This area is home to a tight knit community that takes great pride in its local politics. Edison residents strive to keep their civic life vibrant and active by engaging in meaningful conversations about current political topics. The town is represented at the state level by two representatives from each major political party who work together to represent the interests of the citizens of Edison. On the local level, several different organizations exist which provide a platform for residents to discuss their views with local government officials and leaders within the community. Through these open dialogues, Edison citizens are able to make informed decisions about issues that effect their town and express their opinions on topics that matter most to them.
The political climate in Edison, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edison, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Edison, South Dakota: R R d 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 Edison, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $24,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $11,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)