Hartford, SD is a small town in the heart of South Dakota. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly locals. Despite its size, Hartford plays an important role in local politics. The town is represented by the South Dakota State Senate District 6 and the South Dakota House of Representatives District 23. Members from both chambers work together to ensure that Hartford residents have their voices heard on issues that matter most to them, such as education, healthcare, and economic development initiatives. Additionally, the town participates in elections for local candidates running for office within the state of South Dakota. These elections ensure that all citizens have a voice in their government and can help ensure positive change within the city limits of Hartford.
The political climate in Hartford, SD is somewhat 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
Hartford, SD is somewhat 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.
Hartford, 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 Hartford, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $6,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $9,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)