Wismer, SD is a small town located in the farmland of South Dakota. While there may not be any local political candidates running for office, there are still many aspects of politics that affect the citizens of Wismer. Local issues such as taxation, zoning regulations, and infrastructure are often discussed at town hall meetings and debated amongst Wismer citizens. The nearby cities and counties are also part of the political structure that affects this community; decisions made by larger government bodies can have an impact on resources and services available to the Wismer locals. Ultimately, although there may not be any local candidates running for office in Wismer, politics still plays a large role in the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Wismer, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wismer, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Wismer, South Dakota: r r 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 Wismer, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $45,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $601 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)