Plain Center, SD is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. The population of Plain Center is approximately 3,000 residents and it is a typical small American city with a strong sense of community. Politically, the town leans to the conservative side with most citizens supporting Republican candidates in local elections. The most recent election saw strong support for the incumbent Mayor who ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and public safety. The city has seen an increase in economic development over the past few years and continues to be a great place to live for those who enjoy living in a small rural community.
The political climate in Plain Center, SD is strongly conservative.
Charles Mix County, SD is very conservative. In Charles Mix County, SD 31.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles Mix county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 31.1%.
Charles Mix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plain Center, SD is strongly conservative.
Charles Mix County, South Dakota 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.
Plain Center, 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 Plain Center, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $5,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $9,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)