Henry, SD is a small rural community located in the southeastern part of South Dakota. While it is a small town, it still has a vibrant political atmosphere. Local politics in Henry are heavily influenced by the values and beliefs of its residents. Most of the population share conservative ideals and are active in their local government. The main focus of politics in this town is to ensure that public services like education, infrastructure, and healthcare remain top-notch for all citizens. The current mayor is Allen Jones, who was elected in 2009 after serving on the city council for many years prior. He has worked hard to make sure that all citizens have access to basic needs such as education and healthcare, while also encouraging economic development throughout the area. The city council consists of six members representing each ward within Henry’s boundaries. They work together to pass resolutions on issues such as taxes, budgets and zoning regulations. Residents also have access to state representatives from both parties who are willing to hear their concerns and advocate for them at the state level. Overall, Henry is an active political community with strong values that shape its local politics.
The political climate in Henry town (Codington County), SD is very conservative.
Codington County, SD is very conservative. In Codington County, SD 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Codington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.2%.
Codington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henry town (Codington County), SD is very conservative.
Codington County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Watertown 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.
Henry town (Codington 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 Henry town (Codington County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)