The small town of Garland, SD is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of local pride. The city council consists of members from throughout the community and meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the town. Topics discussed include infrastructure projects, zoning regulations, economic growth initiatives, and planning for upcoming events. There is also an active chamber of commerce that promotes local businesses and provides assistance to new business owners. Voting is encouraged in Garland; local elections help determine who will serve on the city council and make decisions about the future of the town. Residents are eager to ensure their voices are heard, actively engaging in political discourse within the community.
The political climate in Garland, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garland, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Garland, South Dakota: R R d 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 Garland, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 495 contributions totaling $58,299 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 761 contributions totaling $176,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)