Fulton, SD is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It is located in the eastern part of South Dakota and is known for its rural and peaceful atmosphere. The town has an active political landscape, with local elections held every two years to determine who will make important decisions on behalf of the town. These election cycles can be very competitive as candidates from both major and minor parties vie for votes. Residents take part in the process by voting for their preferred candidate, discussing issues with town officials and attending public meetings to support or oppose certain policies or initiatives. The town also plays an important role in state-wide elections as well, with residents voicing their opinion on various topics including taxation, education, healthcare and environmental protection. All these factors come together to create a vibrant political landscape in Fulton that helps shape the future of this small but influential community.
The political climate in Fulton, SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, SD is very conservative. In Hanson County, SD 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.3%.
Hanson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton, SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell 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.
Fulton, 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 Fulton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)