Howard Township is located in Charles Mix County, South Dakota and is a small rural community. It is politically conservative in nature, with most of its residents likely voting Republican in presidential or other major elections. On the local level, the township government is run by an elected board of supervisors who oversee town services and manage the budget. These supervisors are elected every two years and run on nonpartisan ballots. They are responsible for maintaining roads, managing the zoning regulations for the township, and overseeing all other public services. Additionally, they appoint committees to review various issues that may arise throughout their term. Overall, politics in Howard Township are focused on providing a safe and secure environment for its citizens while also striving for progress and growth within the town's limits.
The political climate in Howard township (Charles Mix County), SD is strongly conservative.
Charles Mix County, SD is very conservative. In Charles Mix County, SD 31.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles Mix county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 31.1%.
Charles Mix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howard township (Charles Mix County), SD is strongly conservative.
Charles Mix 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.
Howard township (Charles Mix 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 Howard township (Charles Mix County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $5,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $12,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)