Signal, SD is a small town located in the southeastern part of South Dakota. Although it has a small population, it is home to some vibrant political discourse and activity. In recent years, there have been several local campaigns for public office by members of both major parties and other independent candidates. These campaigns have focused on issues such as economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. The elections are generally close races with a high turnout of voters eager to make their voices heard. As a result of these competitive campaigns, Signal residents feel strongly connected to their local government and engaged in the process of shaping their community's future.
The political climate in Signal, 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
Signal, 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.
Signal, 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 Signal, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $3,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $7,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)