Parmelee, SD is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. The town has a population of approximately 500 people and is governed by a mayor and four city council members. The political climate in Parmelee is one that is focused on preserving its rural traditions and maintaining a sense of community. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their local politics, attend public meetings, and join volunteer groups that support their community. Local elections take place every two years, giving citizens the opportunity to elect their representatives who will work with them towards maintaining the quality of life they desire in Parmelee. It is a close knit community where residents have strong ties to each other and care deeply about the future of their home.
The political climate in Parmelee, 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
Parmelee, 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.
Parmelee, 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 Parmelee, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)