Mathews, SD is a small rural town with a population of approximately 500 people. It has a long history of friendly and respectful politics, with the current mayor having been in office for over twenty years. Though it may be small in size, Mathews still has an active and engaged political process, with local residents actively involved in decision-making that affects their quality of life. The city council consists of five elected members who come from various backgrounds but are all dedicated to serving the citizens and maintaining the town's integrity. Elections are held every two years, when local candidates run for open positions on the council. Voting is done at the polls on Election Day and everyone is welcome to participate in the process. The mayor also holds regular meetings to discuss citizen concerns, host guest speakers from around the state, and keep up-to-date on legislation that affects Mathews directly. Residents here take great pride in their community and its long history of peaceful political engagement.
The political climate in Mathews, SD is very conservative.
Kingsbury County, SD is very conservative. In Kingsbury County, SD 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kingsbury county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.5%.
Kingsbury county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mathews, SD is very conservative.
Kingsbury 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.
Mathews, 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 Mathews, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $12,671 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)