Leola, SD is a small rural town located in McPherson County. Although it is a small community, the people of Leola are very passionate about their politics. Local elections for mayor and council members are held every two years, giving citizens the opportunity to make their voices heard. Many candidates from both parties compete in these campaigns, which often become heated debates on important issues facing the local community. Residents take great pride in casting their vote for leaders who will represent them and strive to make positive changes in Leola. As a result, local politics in Leola has remained vibrant and active over the years.
The political climate in Leola, SD is very conservative.
McPherson County, SD is very conservative. In McPherson County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 16.8%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leola, SD is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
Leola, 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 Leola, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,576 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)