Jackson, SD County is a small rural area located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is home to a population of just over 4,000 people and has been an integral part of the local economy for many years. The county seat is located in Jackson and its primary industry consists of agriculture and manufacturing. Politically, Jackson is a staunchly conservative region with most voters favoring Republican candidates in recent elections. Most state and federal offices are held by Republicans, though there are some Democrats who serve locally on the county commission or school board. Local issues often revolve around maintaining traditional values while balancing their economic impact on the community. With its strong sense of community and tradition, Jackson's political landscape is sure to remain firmly rooted in conservatism for some time to come.
The political climate in Jackson County, SD is very conservative.
In Jackson County, SD 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 32.2%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson County, SD is very conservative.
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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.
Jackson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Jackson County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,735 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)