Pelican, SD is a small town located in the rolling hills of South Dakota. The area is known for its friendly and welcoming community, with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its size, Pelican has a thriving political climate that is highly engaged in local politics. Elections are held annually for city council members and other positions in the city government. The citizens of Pelican take their responsibilities seriously and come out to the polls to make their voices heard. There are also organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce that advocate for local business interests and lobby elected officials on behalf of the citizens of Pelican. In addition, voting initiatives are frequently hosted throughout the year to give residents an opportunity to affect change through collective action. The people of Pelican value their independence and strive to ensure that they have a voice in how their community is governed.
The political climate in Pelican, SD is strongly conservative.
Codington County, SD is very conservative. In Codington County, SD 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Codington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 29.2%.
Codington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pelican, SD is strongly conservative.
Codington County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Watertown Metro Area 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.
Pelican, 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 Pelican, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $17,404 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $162,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)