Grand Meadow, SD is a small town located in the southeastern region of South Dakota. While the population of the town is relatively small, it has a strong sense of community and pride in its local politics. Grand Meadow is governed by an elected mayor and city council who are responsible for making decisions on important matters affecting local citizens. The mayor and council members are often involved in events such as parades, school functions, and other community gatherings throughout the year to show their support for their constituents. Additionally, Grand Meadow has a variety of organizations that allow citizens to participate in local politics including voter registration drives and candidate forums during election season. By engaging in civic responsibilities such as voting and participating in political debates, citizens ensure that their voices are heard on all major issues impacting their hometown.
The political climate in Grand Meadow, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Meadow, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Grand Meadow, 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 Grand Meadow, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $7,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $9,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)