Vernon township (Grant Cnty), SD is an unincorporated rural community located in South Dakota. It is governed by the Grant County Board of Commissioners, which oversees the day-to-day operations of the county and all its townships. The board is made up of seven commissioners who are elected by the citizens of Grant County every two years. Each commissioner represents a distinct district within the county and is responsible for representing their constituents and addressing their needs. In addition to this, local politicians in Vernon township have taken it upon themselves to work on local issues that affect their constituents, such as planning for economic development, improving infrastructure, addressing environmental concerns, and strengthening public safety. Through their efforts they have been able to create a thriving community with a high quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Vernon township (Grant County), SD is very conservative.
Grant County, SD is very conservative. In Grant County, SD 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.2%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vernon township (Grant County), SD is very conservative.
Grant 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.
Vernon township (Grant 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 Vernon township (Grant County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $16,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $23,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)