Humboldt town, SD has a strong political presence in the region. It is home to several local government officials and many of its citizens are engaged in the political process. Politically, most of Humboldt's residents identify as conservative or moderate, and they believe in limited government intervention in their lives. The main issues that dominate local politics include economic development, education, public safety, and environmental protection. The town council meets regularly to discuss and debate these topics on a regular basis. There is also a citizens' advisory board that advises the council on various matters related to their jurisdiction. Local candidates run for office and are active members of their community, attending events like town meetings and fundraisers to spread their message and gain support from the citizens of Humboldt town.
The political climate in Humboldt, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Humboldt, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Humboldt, South Dakota: R R d 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 Humboldt, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $4,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)