Yankton County, in the state of South Dakota, is home to an active and engaged local political community. The county elects a range of officials from mayor and council members to school board representatives and law enforcement officers. Regular town hall meetings are held by city council members to discuss important topics facing the Yankton community. Residents also take part in a variety of civic activities such as volunteering at the local library or attending street fairs and festivals that promote engagement between citizens and local politicians. With a strong local infrastructure and an engaged population, Yankton County is well-equipped to handle any political challenge that may arise.
The political climate in Yankton County, SD is moderately conservative.
In Yankton County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yankton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 36.8%.
Yankton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yankton County, SD is moderately conservative.
Yankton Metro Area 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.
Yankton, 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 Yankton County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $29,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 463 contributions totaling $142,281 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)