Pleasant Township, located in Jerauld County, SD is a small rural community characterized by its tight-knit communities and agricultural roots. When it comes to local politics, Pleasant Township takes pride in fostering an environment that encourages civil discourse and community engagement. Every two years, the township holds non-partisan elections for its five-member township board. Residents are encouraged to participate in the political process and have their voices heard on the issues that matter most to them. The board is responsible for making decisions related to budgeting, zoning laws, road construction and maintenance, and other matters of governance within the township. Through open dialogue and cooperation between residents and elected officials, Pleasant Township continues to strive for positive progress while preserving its historical heritage.
The political climate in Pleasant township (Jerauld County), SD is very conservative.
Jerauld County, SD is very conservative. In Jerauld County, SD 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jerauld county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 26.8%.
Jerauld county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant township (Jerauld County), SD is very conservative.
Jerauld 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.
Pleasant township (Jerauld County), 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 Pleasant township (Jerauld County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $19,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $6,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)