Sidney, South Dakota is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its friendly, rural atmosphere. Although Sidney is a small town, it still has an active political climate. Citizens of Sidney are involved in politics at the local level through voting in elections. In addition to local elections, Sidney residents are also involved in state-wide initiatives that affect them and their community at large. There are several organizations and groups dedicated to promoting civic engagement and encouraging citizens to get informed about their local government. These groups often hold events such as debates or forums to help educate citizens on current issues affecting their community. As a result, citizens of Sidney are well-informed when it comes to local politics and participate actively in the democratic process.
The political climate in Sidney, SD is very conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sidney, SD is very conservative.
Perkins 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.
Sidney, 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 Sidney, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)