Whitehorse, SD is a small town in the Midwest that is home to a tight-knit community. The local politics of Whitehorse are managed by the City Council, which is composed of six members who are elected to two-year terms. City Council meetings are held monthly and all residents of Whitehorse have an opportunity to voice their opinions on important matters. Residents of Whitehorse have always been passionate about having their voices heard and take pride in being involved in local decision making. The City Council works hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met through careful consideration of issues such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. In recent years, there has been a push for more sustainable economic growth and improved quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Whitehorse, SD is leaning liberal.
Dewey County, SD is moderately liberal. In Dewey County, SD 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dewey county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Dewey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitehorse, SD is leaning liberal.
Dewey County, South Dakota is moderately liberal.
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.
Whitehorse, South Dakota: d D D D d D
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 Whitehorse, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $6,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)