Portland, SD is a small community situated in the northwest corner of the state. It is home to approximately 5,000 citizens who enjoy the tight-knit feel of living in a rural area. Despite its size, Portland is a politically active community. City council meetings are regularly attended by local residents who want to stay informed and involved in their town's governance. At these meetings, city leaders discuss various issues that affect the town such as taxes, economic development and public safety. The mayor and council members also work together to ensure that all services are adequately funded and properly administered. Local elections have become increasingly competitive as Portland’s population has grown over the years, with several candidates vying for various positions each election cycle. As such, voting in Portland is an important part of civic engagement for locals who want to have a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Portland, SD is very conservative.
Deuel County, SD is very conservative. In Deuel County, SD 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deuel county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.9%.
Deuel county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portland, SD is very conservative.
Deuel 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.
Portland, 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 Portland, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $22,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $5,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)