Mosher, SD is a small town located in the heart of South Dakota. It has a rich history of political involvement and activism that continues to this day. The town is served by a mayor and four city council members who are elected by local residents. These elected officials work hard to ensure the health and well-being of all Mosher residents. From managing local budgets to advocating for essential services, the mayor and city council members strive to make Mosher an even better place to live. They also engage in many initiatives that promote civic engagement among the citizens of Mosher, such as organizing public forums on important issues or creating opportunities for community events. Overall, politics in Mosher are active and vibrant, showing how much importance the people give to their local government and how much they care about their community.
The political climate in Mosher, SD is moderately conservative.
Mellette County, SD is moderately conservative. In Mellette County, SD 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mellette county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 38.8%.
Mellette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mosher, SD is moderately conservative.
Mellette County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Mosher, 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 Mosher, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $15,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)