Freeman, South Dakota is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. Although it is a small community, politics plays an important role in its operations. Local politics is responsible for making decisions that directly affect the people of Freeman and its surrounding areas. Every two years, local residents come together on Election Day to vote for their representatives in local government positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board trustees. Candidates from both major parties seek election to these positions and strive to implement policies that benefit the citizens of Freeman and its surrounding areas. In recent years, there has been a strong focus on developing local businesses and creating more job opportunities for those living in the area. Additionally, many candidates have expressed a commitment to protecting the environment and advocating for social justice initiatives. Ultimately, local political candidates are dedicated to making Freeman a better place to live for all citizens.
The political climate in Freeman, SD is strongly conservative.
Hutchinson County, SD is very conservative. In Hutchinson County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hutchinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 20.2%.
Hutchinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freeman, SD is strongly conservative.
Hutchinson 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.
Freeman, 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 Freeman, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $852 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $21,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $821 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)