Wheatland, SD is a small town located in the rolling hills of South Dakota. The people of Wheatland take pride in their sense of community and have strong ties to each other. This can be seen in the local politics, where residents come together to make decisions about issues that affect the town. Residents value their independence and focus on maintaining an open dialogue between their elected officials and the people they represent. Town meetings are held regularly where local policies are discussed and voted upon, giving residents a say in how their community is run. From issues concerning roads and taxes to recreation and zoning, Wheatland's citizens take an active role in determining how their town operates. Overall, the people of Wheatland value democracy as evidenced by their commitment to engaging with local government via town meetings and voting on important issues.
The political climate in Wheatland, SD is strongly 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
Wheatland, SD is strongly 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.
Wheatland, 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 Wheatland, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $3,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $16,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)