Clark, SD County is a small county located in the Midwest that has been consistently represented by Republicans on both the local and state levels. The county is home to several towns, each with their own distinct set of local issues at play. Despite the overall trend of Republican representation, there have been several notable exceptions in recent years. For instance, in 2018, a Democrat was elected mayor of the town of Clarksville. This election was seen as a major victory for Democrats and a sign that the political landscape in Clark County is shifting away from its traditional roots. In an effort to continue this momentum, many local civic groups have become involved in engaging voters and helping to promote progressive candidates who are interested in addressing some of the pressing issues facing Clark County such as economic development and education reform. Furthermore, these groups are actively working to increase voter awareness and encourage citizens to take part in their local elections by casting their votes for candidates who share their values and vision for Clark County's future.
The political climate in Clark County, SD is very conservative.
In Clark County, SD 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.6%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clark 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.
Clark, 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 Clark County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $2,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $18,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)