Richland, SD is a small town with a population of approximately 1000 people. As such, the local politics are relatively low-key and focus on issues that are important to the community. Residents of Richland place a great emphasis on preserving the integrity and values of their small town while also striving for progress. Local politicians are dedicated to making Richland an even better place to live by working together to create positive change and promote growth in the community. They prioritize transparency of government processes and strive to ensure that all voices in the town are heard and respected. Above all, local politicians seek to foster a sense of unity among Richland residents that will lead to continued success for generations to come.
The political climate in Richland, SD is strongly conservative.
Union County, SD is very conservative. In Union County, SD 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.8%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richland, SD is strongly conservative.
Union County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Sioux City 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.
Richland, 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 Richland, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $5,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)