Middleton, South Dakota is a small town with a population of just over 800 people. It does not have any major political parties or candidates running for local office. Despite this, the community remains politically active and engaged in local civic issues. Residents of Middleton are actively involved in local initiatives such as environmental protection, public education, and infrastructure projects. The town is governed by an elected board of trustees that works closely with citizens to ensure the success of these initiatives. The tight-knit community and strong sense of civic pride make Middleton an ideal place to live and work.
The political climate in Middleton, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, SD is very conservative. In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middleton, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Middleton, 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 Middleton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $6,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $6,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)