Wells, SD is a small town located in Kingsbury County with a population of around 500 people. It is a tight-knit community that values their local politicians and political candidates. Locals take part in the political process by voting in elections, attending meetings, and participating in public forums. Every year, local candidates run for positions on the town's board of trustees and other positions within the government. This allows citizens to have an active role in shaping the future of Wells and its surrounding areas. The city takes pride in being a part of the democratic process and encourages all eligible residents to exercise their right to vote. By doing so, they can help ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions that directly impact their community.
The political climate in Wells, SD is very conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wells, SD is very conservative.
Perkins 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.
Wells, 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 Wells, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)