Union Township in Davison County, South Dakota is a politically diverse area that has seen various candidates from different political parties representing the township in local government. The township is made up of many small towns, each with its own unique history and culture. This variety of perspectives makes Union Township an interesting political landscape. While the constituents of Union Township are divided on some issues, they are united by their dedication to the welfare of the community and its citizens. In recent years, local elections have seen candidates from both major political parties running for office in order to create common-sense solutions for the people of Union Township. With this strong representation from both parties, Union Township is sure to continue to be a vibrant and progressive rural area.
The political climate in Union township (Davison County), SD is very conservative.
Davison County, SD is very conservative. In Davison County, SD 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.3%.
Davison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union township (Davison County), SD is very conservative.
Davison County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area 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 (Davison 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 (Davison County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $4,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)