Hamilton township in Marshall County, SD is a rural community with a small population. Politics in this area tend to be relatively conservative, and elections are usually conducted by the Marshall County Republican Party. Most of the local political candidates running for office have experience working on various county boards or committees and are well-respected by their constituents. Hamilton Township doesn't have any major political parties and local campaigns typically focus on issues such as business development, public safety, infrastructure, and education. These candidates strive to bring positive change to the area while still being mindful of the values of its citizens. Local elections often draw large turnouts from residents eager to make sure their voice is heard when it comes to shaping their community.
The political climate in Hamilton township (Marshall County), SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton township (Marshall County), SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Hamilton township (Marshall County), South Dakota: r r D d 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 Hamilton township (Marshall County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $10,186 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $49,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)