Fort, SD is a small town located in the heart of South Dakota that is known for its strong sense of community. It has a variety of local businesses and institutions that contribute to the growth of the area. Politically, Fort, SD is represented by a number of elected officials at both the state and federal levels. These elected representatives are responsible for advocating for their constituents' interests and ensuring that their voices are heard in government. In addition to these representatives, Fort, SD also has several volunteer organizations that provide local citizens with political education opportunities and resources to help make informed decisions about current political issues. Overall, politics in Fort, SD are driven by strong community involvement and support from elected officials who strive to create positive change for their constituents.
The political climate in Fort, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Fort, South Dakota: r r D d 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 Fort, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $17,971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $47,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $477 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)