Independence Township in Day County, South Dakota is known for its rural, small-town charm. The township is governed by a board of supervisors, all of whom are elected by the local community. Currently, this board consists of four members; Robert H., Randall B., Larry F. and Jennifer B. Every two years the locals have the opportunity to vote for their representatives and determine who will lead them in setting policy for their hometown. This board is responsible for making decisions on topics such as land use regulations, public safety and infrastructure improvements. All of these decisions are made with the best interests of the local community in mind. As a result, Independence Township has continued to thrive as a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Independence township (Day County), SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence township (Day County), SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Independence township (Day County), South Dakota: r d D d 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 Independence township (Day County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $11,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)