Jones, SD is a small town located in the heart of South Dakota. It has a vibrant local community and an active political environment. The local government in Jones is committed to providing its citizens with the highest quality of services and programs while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The city council is composed of five elected members who work together to shape the future of the city. Local elections are held every two years for Mayor, City Council, and other important positions. During election season, residents have the opportunity to get involved in politics by voting or volunteering for candidates that best represent their interests and values. In addition to the local government officials, Jones also relies on strong support from state representatives, senators, and lobbyists who advocate for legislation that protect citizens’ rights and promote economic growth in Jones.
The political climate in Jones, SD is strongly conservative.
Gregory County, SD is very conservative. In Gregory County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.2%.
Gregory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jones, SD is strongly conservative.
Gregory 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.
Jones, 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 Jones, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $19,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $15,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $543 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)