Webster, SD is a small town with a population of 835 people as of 2019. Despite its size, it still has a vibrant local political scene. The town is served by the Webster City Council, consisting of five elected council members and a mayor who serve to make decisions about the local government. The city council meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., and all citizens are welcome to attend meetings and voice their opinions. Additionally, there are several local political candidates running for office in Webster. These candidates come from all political backgrounds and platforms, giving the citizens of Webster a wide range of choices when it comes to deciding who should represent them in their local government. In this way, Webster's small population does not hinder its active involvement in politics and democracy; instead, it strengthens it.
The political climate in Webster, SD is moderately conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster, SD is moderately conservative.
Day County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Webster, South Dakota: r d D d 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 Webster, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $4,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)