Rouse, South Dakota is a small rural town with a population of just under 3,000 people. It is located in the south-central region of the state and has always been known for its strong sense of community and values. The town’s politics are almost entirely dominated by the Republican Party, which holds most local offices. Every election year sees competitive races at both the local and state level, with the majority of locals voting Republican along party lines. Despite this, there is still much intense debate between liberal and conservative factions on several issues. These debates often result in disagreements between candidates running for office, but ultimately end in compromise to benefit the greater good of Rouse. In addition to public debates held regularly throughout election season, many citizens take part in other political activities such as attending political rallies or volunteering on campaigns. This shows that Rouse remains an active and engaged population when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Rouse, SD is very 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
Rouse, SD is very 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.
Rouse, 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 Rouse, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $8,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)