Franklin Township, located in Jerauld County, South Dakota is a rural area with a small population that is strongly involved in local politics. Community members are passionate about the issues and actively engage in the political process. All eligible voters have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting for local candidates in each election cycle. Locally elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of residents. These decisions range from the budget to zoning regulations and other important matters that impact the community. By participating in elections, Franklin Township residents can ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Franklin township (Jerauld County), SD is very conservative.
Jerauld County, SD is very conservative. In Jerauld County, SD 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jerauld county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.8%.
Jerauld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Franklin township (Jerauld County), SD is very conservative.
Jerauld 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.
Franklin township (Jerauld County), 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 Franklin township (Jerauld County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $21,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $19,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)