Fairfield is a small town located in South Dakota with an estimated population of around 1,200. It has a strong sense of community and maintains close ties with local government. The political climate in Fairfield is typically center-right conservative, though all candidates regardless of party affiliation are welcomed. Local politicians focus on the improvement of infrastructure, public safety, and education in order to create a better environment for residents. A number of candidates have been elected to serve at the local level over the years and continue to do so today. There is also plenty of opportunities for residents to become involved in the political process whether through a candidate’s campaign or simply attending town hall meetings and voicing their opinions on various issues. Overall, politics in Fairfield remain relatively tranquil but the town is always eager to hear from its citizens about important topics that will shape its future.
The political climate in Fairfield, SD is very conservative.
Beadle County, SD is very conservative. In Beadle County, SD 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beadle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
Beadle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, SD is very conservative.
Beadle County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Huron Metro Area 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $44,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $89,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $483 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)