Putney is a small town located in South Dakota, and political activity is limited due to its relatively small population. Although no local candidates have been named, Putney is represented in the state government by Senator Kristi Noem, who was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018. The citizens of Putney are passionate about civic engagement and are actively involved in state politics through their participation in national campaigns as well as local initiatives. The community is also served by several non-governmental organizations that focus on promoting social justice and economic development throughout the area. Residents of Putney are proud to be part of a vibrant and engaged political landscape that helps to shape the future of South Dakota.
The political climate in Putney, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Putney, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area 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.
Putney, South Dakota: R R d 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 Putney, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $10,480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $9,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)