Liberty Township in Brown County, South Dakota is a small rural community that is home to about 2,500 residents. The politics of Liberty Township have been largely dominated by the Republican Party since it was first organized. In recent years, however, there has been an increase in support for Democratic candidates from within the township. Local elections are hotly contested and generally bring out a high level of voter participation. Issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development are often at the forefront of these campaigns. One major issue in recent elections was the school district's decision to reopen schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Candidates from both parties were vocal in their positions on this matter and it sparked a heated debate among voters in the township. Overall, politics in Liberty Township continue to be driven by local rather than national interests as members of the community strive to make decisions that best serve its citizens.
The political climate in Liberty township (Brown County), SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Liberty township (Brown County), SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area 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.
Liberty township (Brown 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 Liberty township (Brown County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $6,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $773 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)