Union Township in Brule County, South Dakota is a small rural area made up of mostly agricultural land. It is governed and represented by the Union Township Board of Supervisors and the Union Township Advisory Committee. These committees are made up of local residents who are passionate about maintaining the rural character of the township. The board of supervisors is responsible for setting tax rates, approving budgets, enacting zoning laws, and overseeing financial matters. The advisory committee provides input on township projects and programs from a citizen perspective. Local elections are held every two years for positions on both boards. This ensures that all members represent the interests of the community at large. Residents have an opportunity to participate in local politics and be involved in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in Union township (Brule County), SD is very conservative.
Brule County, SD is very conservative. In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union township (Brule County), SD is very conservative.
Brule 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.
Union township (Brule County), 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 Union township (Brule County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $11,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $14,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $621 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)