Elvira, SD is a small town located in the heart of the state. Although it is a small community, there are still some important political issues that affect its citizens. One recent issue is the debate over increasing taxes to fund infrastructure improvements and public services. Many residents have voiced their concerns about the potential economic impacts of these increases and have been actively discussing different proposals. There has also been discussion of more local initiatives, such as reducing crime rates and improving public transportation options, which would help make Elvira a better place for everyone to live. As this debate continues, local political candidates will be offering their own solutions to these pressing issues in order to earn the vote from Elvira's citizens.
The political climate in Elvira, SD is somewhat liberal.
Buffalo County, SD is strongly liberal. In Buffalo County, SD 64.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.1% to 33.3%.
Buffalo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elvira, SD is somewhat liberal.
Buffalo County, South Dakota is strongly liberal.
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.
Elvira, South Dakota: D D D D D D
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 Elvira, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)