Nisland, SD is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. It has a strong sense of community and is politically active. The locals take great pride in their political process and ensure that their voices are heard. Over the years, they have elected various individuals to represent their interests on local and national issues. Local candidates are knowledgeable about the needs of the community and strive to make decisions based on what is best for everyone. Residents of Nisland take an active role in politics by attending meetings, voting, and supporting local political efforts. Whether it’s a mayor or governor, people from Nisland will be there to express their opinions.
The political climate in Nisland, SD is very conservative.
Butte County, SD is very conservative. In Butte County, SD 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butte county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 19.6%.
Butte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nisland, SD is very conservative.
Butte 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.
Nisland, 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 Nisland, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)