Walshtown, SD is a small town nestled in the hills of South Dakota. With a population of just over 2,000 people, it is not surprising that Walshtown’s political scene is relatively calm and subdued. Most decisions are made by the Mayor and City Council which consists of five elected members. There are no political candidates running for office in Walshtown at this time. Decisions are made based on what is best for the community as a whole, rather than partisan interests or agendas. The citizens of Walshtown take pride in their local governmental system and strive to keep it fair and effective.
The political climate in Walshtown, SD is strongly conservative.
Yankton County, SD is moderately conservative. In Yankton County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yankton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 36.8%.
Yankton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walshtown, SD is strongly conservative.
Yankton County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Yankton Metro Area is moderately 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.
Walshtown, 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 Walshtown, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $29,871 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 453 contributions totaling $139,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)