Elk Point, SD is a small town located in Union County. It is home to a close-knit community that takes pride in its local politics. Local politics in Elk Point are largely driven by the citizens who take an active interest in the decisions made by their elected officials. The Elk Point City Council consists of seven members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for making decisions on issues such as taxes, public safety, zoning laws, and road improvements. They also work to ensure that all city services are maintained and of the highest quality possible for the town's residents. Issues such as economic development and affordable housing are also important to many people living in Elk Point. Additionally, the city council works closely with the county government on regional projects that affect all areas of Union County. With such involvement from its citizens, it is clear that politics play a major role in Elk Point's society.
The political climate in Elk Point, SD is strongly conservative.
Union County, SD is very conservative. In Union County, SD 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.8%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk Point, SD is strongly conservative.
Union County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Elk Point, 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 Elk Point, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $5,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)