McPherson, SD County is a hotbed of political activity. The county has several local politicians who are actively involved in the community and working to make it a better place for all who live there. These elected officials serve on the County Board of Commissioners, City Councils, School Boards, and other governing organizations. They focus on important issues such as budgeting, infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, and social justice. The county also holds regular elections allowing citizens to select their representatives for various positions in government. In addition to local politics, McPherson County is home to numerous state representatives that can be contacted by citizens when they need help with state matters. Together, these local and state politicians help to create a strong political system that works for all residents in McPherson County.
The political climate in 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
McPherson 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.
McPherson, 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 McPherson County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $17,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)