Hayti, South Dakota is a small town located in Turner County. Despite its small size, Hayti is home to a vibrant political scene. Local elections are held every two years and the townspeople take their civic duties very seriously. The mayor and council members are chosen by popular vote, with candidates running on platforms that focus on improving the quality of life for all residents of Hayti. Issues such as economic development, public safety, and education often make up the main issues of debate during local campaigns. In addition to local politics, the people of Hayti also pay close attention to state and national races as well. They understand that what happens at these larger levels of government can have direct impacts on their day-to-day lives in Hayti and they want representatives who will reflect their values and fight for their interests. As a result, voters in Hayti show up to the polls in high numbers year after year to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Hayti, SD is very conservative.
Hamlin County, SD is very conservative. In Hamlin County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamlin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Hamlin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayti, SD is very conservative.
Hamlin 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.
Hayti, 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 Hayti, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $6,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)