Parnell, SD is a small rural community in the South Dakota region. The town's population is relatively small, with about 200 people living in the area. Despite its size, Parnell has an active and vibrant political scene. The town elects representatives to serve on their local government council and in state and federal elections. Local political candidates have a chance to make a real difference in the lives of the community as they represent their constituents’ interests and advocate for their needs. In addition to its elected officials, Parnell offers residents opportunities to get involved in grassroots campaigns and efforts as well as community outreach programs that serve as vehicles for residents to express their beliefs. As with many rural areas, politics can often be contentious but it also gives citizens of Parnell a unique opportunity to actively shape their own future.
The political climate in Parnell, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parnell, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings 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.
Parnell, 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 Parnell, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $5,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)