Hopper, SD has a long history of political involvement and engagement. The town is home to a variety of political opinions and beliefs, and the local government is committed to representing the interests of its citizens. The city council elections are held every two years, allowing citizens to choose which candidates best represent their needs and values. There is also a mayor who presides over the city council meetings and helps ensure that all the elected officials are responsibly carrying out their duties. Additionally, Hopper hosts several civic meetings throughout the year to give people an opportunity to have their voices heard on important topics. These meetings provide an invaluable platform for citizens to express their opinions and make sure that their views are taken into consideration when it comes to major decisions affecting the community.
The political climate in Hopper, SD is very conservative.
Aurora County, SD is very conservative. In Aurora County, SD 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aurora county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 22.6%.
Aurora county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hopper, SD is very conservative.
Aurora 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.
Hopper, 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 Hopper, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,144 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $65,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $8,138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)