Selby, SD is a small town located in the northeastern corner of South Dakota. While it may not be the largest or most populous town in the region, it has a vibrant political scene that is shaped by its local residents and officials. The city has a mayor-council form of government, with five council members who serve four-year terms and are elected at large. The mayor serves as both head of government and head of the executive branch. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are also several other appointed boards and commissions that provide oversight for various aspects of life in Selby. Each election cycle brings forth a new set of candidates vying for office as local leaders discuss important issues affecting the community, such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure projects, and environmental conservation. Through these discussions and debates between candidates and citizens alike, Selby's political landscape is shaped by those who live in it.
The political climate in Selby, SD is strongly conservative.
Walworth County, SD is very conservative. In Walworth County, SD 21.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 21.9%.
Walworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Selby, SD is strongly conservative.
Walworth 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.
Selby, 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 Selby, 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 4 contributions totaling $1,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)