Running Water, SD is a small town located in the southeastern corner of South Dakota. It is a quiet community with a population of just under 1,000 people, and it has been known for its peaceful atmosphere and friendly residents. Despite its small size, Running Water’s politics are active in their own way. At the local level, Running Water pursues issues through the town council, which is made up of five members who represent different constituencies within the town. Each year they work together to pass ordinances that benefit the residents of Running Water and maintain public safety. Elections are held every two years where local candidates vie for positions on the council and citizens can cast their vote to support their favored candidate. Beyond this smaller level of government, state and national representatives also advocate for policies that will improve life in Running Water and South Dakota as a whole. Through these efforts, political representation in Running Water helps ensure that those who live there have a voice in their government.
The political climate in Running Water, SD is strongly conservative.
Bon Homme County, SD is very conservative. In Bon Homme County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bon Homme county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.0%.
Bon Homme county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Running Water, SD is strongly conservative.
Bon Homme 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.
Running Water, 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 Running Water, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)