The small town of Grange, SD has a population of just under 1,200 people. Despite its size, the town remains politically active. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending local meetings and participating in campaigns for candidates who share their beliefs and values. The local elections are held every four years and bring out voters from all across the county. During these elections, citizens have the opportunity to vote on issues that will directly impact them, their families, and their community. This democratic process helps ensure that all voices in Grange are heard and respected when making important political decisions.
The political climate in Grange, SD is very conservative.
Deuel County, SD is very conservative. In Deuel County, SD 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deuel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.9%.
Deuel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grange, SD is very conservative.
Deuel 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.
Grange, 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 Grange, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 240 contributions totaling $5,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)