Faulkton, SD is a small city located in the heart of South Dakota. It is mainly known for its agricultural heritage and picturesque landscape. Despite its rural roots, Faulkton has an active political scene that engages with local and regional issues affecting the entire state. The town has an elected mayor and city council who endeavor to create policies that benefit the entire community. Additionally, the local chamber of commerce plays an active role in advocating for businesses in Faulkton by hosting debates between local candidates running for office at the state and federal levels. With its vibrant political culture, Faulkton seeks to provide a safe and prosperous future for all those who live here.
The political climate in Faulkton, SD is strongly conservative.
Faulk County, SD is very conservative. In Faulk County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faulk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.8%.
Faulk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Faulkton, SD is strongly conservative.
Faulk 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.
Faulkton, 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 Faulkton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $4,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)