Pierpont, SD is a small rural town located in the northeastern part of South Dakota. The town has a population of around 1,400 people and is governed by an elected mayor and city council. Most local political issues are debated in public forums, with citizens encouraged to attend and participate. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic growth, and public safety are important topics of discussion for local politics in Pierpont. The town seeks to keep its rural charm while still taking steps to ensure that its citizens have the most beneficial resources and services available. Local elections also determine the leadership of Pierpont with candidates running every two years for mayor, city council positions and other offices. Candidates must be residents of the area to qualify and must have lived in the community for at least one year prior to filing as a candidate. It is important for Pierpont citizens to stay informed about their local politics so they can be sure their voices are heard when it comes time to vote!
The political climate in Pierpont, SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pierpont, SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, South Dakota 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.
Pierpont, South Dakota: r d D d 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 Pierpont, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $3,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)