Wetonka, SD is a small rural town in the central part of the state. While not much is known about the local politics, it is known that the citizens of Wetonka are engaged and interested in their government. The town holds elections regularly and often has several candidates vying for each position. The candidates usually have strong ties to the community with deep roots in the area, and take part in debates during election season to get their viewpoints out to voters. Residents of Wetonka are highly involved in town politics and take voting seriously as they understand that their vote can make a difference. They take pride in making sure their voices are heard when it comes to choosing their local leaders.
The political climate in Wetonka, SD is very conservative.
McPherson County, SD is very conservative. In McPherson County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 16.8%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wetonka, SD is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
Wetonka, 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 Wetonka, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)