Marty, South Dakota is a small town located in the heart of the state. It has a rich history and many people call it home. While Marty is not a large city, it does have some political activity that affects its citizens. The local government consists of a mayor and city council, who are responsible for making decisions on issues related to the city such as taxes, public services, zoning laws, and public safety. Every two years there are elections to choose new representatives who will take office for four year terms. During election season, residents can get involved by voting for their preferred candidates or attending debates and events held by those running for office. In addition to electing officials at the local level, Marty also participates in state and national politics with its representatives voting on important matters that affect all South Dakotans.
The political climate in Marty, SD is very conservative.
Charles Mix County, SD is very conservative. In Charles Mix County, SD 31.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles Mix county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 31.1%.
Charles Mix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marty, SD is very conservative.
Charles Mix 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.
Marty, 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 Marty, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $16,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)