Oneota, SD is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. The city is overseen by an elected mayor and four council members who serve staggered four-year terms. Residents of Oneota have the opportunity to elect representatives to the local government every two years, when mayoral and council positions are up for election. The Mayor and Council work together to ensure that Oneota remains a safe and inviting place to live. They focus on creating programs that benefit all residents, from youth sports teams to senior centers. They also strive to keep taxes low so that businesses can thrive in the area. Furthermore, they aim to maintain steady economic growth in the community while preserving its rural character. All in all, politics in Oneota are focused on maintaining an enjoyable quality of life for its citizens while ensuring the town’s continued prosperity.
The political climate in Oneota, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oneota, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oneota, South Dakota: R R d 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 Oneota, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)