Jefferson Township, located in Moody County, South Dakota, is a small rural community that is largely agricultural in nature. The township has a strong sense of community and loyalty to its residents. Politically, Jefferson Township leans conservative, voting for Republican candidates at the local level as well as the state and national levels. The Township Board of Directors consists of elected officials who serve two-year terms. They oversee the day-to-day operations of the township such as budgeting and managing public services. In addition, the board works with other local authorities when it comes to matters such as zoning and land use. Residents can also become involved in local politics by attending meetings or running for office on their own accord. All in all, Jefferson Township remains a close knit community grounded in traditional values and loyalty to its people.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Moody County), SD is strongly conservative.
Moody County, SD is strongly conservative. In Moody County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moody county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 36.8%.
Moody county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Moody County), SD is strongly conservative.
Moody 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.
Jefferson township (Moody County), 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 Jefferson township (Moody County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $25,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $8,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)