Mission, SD is a small town located in the South Dakota panhandle, near the Nebraska and Wyoming borders. The town has a population of just over 700 people and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. Mission’s mayor is elected every two years and is responsible for leading the council in setting policy for the town. The council members are also elected for two year terms and are responsible for passing legislation that affects the citizens of Mission. The town also has several local political races each election cycle, including positions such as county commissioner, state representative, district attorney, sheriff, school board member, and mayor. Political debates often center around issues that affect everyday life in Mission such as education reform, economic development initiatives, infrastructure improvements, health care access, and environmental protection. Community members are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending meetings or voting on important issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Mission, SD is moderately liberal.
Todd County, SD is very liberal. In Todd County, SD 77.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.3% to 21.0%.
Todd county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mission, SD is moderately liberal.
Todd County, South Dakota is very liberal.
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.
Mission, South Dakota: D D D D D D
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 Mission, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $613 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $19,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $641 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)