Hartland township (Beadle County), South Dakota has a vibrant political landscape, with various local organizations and citizens actively engaged in the process of governing. Local elections are held every two years, and the township board is responsible for overseeing the budget, providing services to residents, and addressing any issues that arise within the community. During election season, candidates from both major parties can be seen out campaigning and connecting with constituents in an effort to gain their support. Additionally, several well-established local organizations work hard to promote political awareness throughout the community by hosting events such as town hall meetings and debates on current issues. Despite not having a population size that would allow for national representation, Hartland Township still takes pride in its commitment to democratic values and engagement in local politics.
The political climate in Hartland township (Beadle County), SD is very conservative.
Beadle County, SD is very conservative. In Beadle County, SD 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beadle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
Beadle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hartland township (Beadle County), SD is very conservative.
Beadle County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Huron Metro Area 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.
Hartland township (Beadle County), 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 Hartland township (Beadle County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $45,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $87,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)