Montrose, South Dakota is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It has an active local government that takes an important role in the day-to-day life of the community. The town’s mayor and city council members are responsible for making decisions that impact the lives of Montrose residents in everything from taxes to public safety. Local elections take place every two years, giving citizens the chance to select the leaders who will represent their interests and ensure their quality of life. The current elected officials in Montrose work hard to make sure that the community remains safe and secure, allowing its residents to live happy and healthy lives.
The political climate in Montrose, SD is very conservative.
McCook County, SD is very conservative. In McCook County, SD 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McCook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.3% to 26.5%.
McCook county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montrose, SD is very conservative.
McCook 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.
Montrose, 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 Montrose, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)