Sully, SD County is situated in the southwestern corner of the state and is known for its strong community spirit and vibrant political landscape. The county is home to a variety of political parties, including Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents. All of these parties are represented in local elections by candidates who offer their own perspectives on how the county should be managed. Furthermore, Sully has a history of voters taking an active role in local politics; turnout for elections remains high as citizens choose to show up at the polls to make their voices heard. In recent years, local leaders have taken initiative to create programs that encourage civic engagement among residents; they work together to bridge divides and bring people together from various backgrounds and beliefs to collaborate on positive solutions. As a result, Sully continues to be seen as a model for democracy both within South Dakota and across the nation.
The political climate in Sully County, SD is very conservative.
In Sully County, SD 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sully county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 19.9%.
Sully county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sully County, SD is very conservative.
Pierre Metro Area is very 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.
Sully, 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 Sully County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $7,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)