Edmunds, SD County is a bustling community filled with many diverse political opinions. While there are no specific local political candidates that represent the area, citizens of Edmunds, SD County can still exercise their right to vote in elections at both the state and federal levels. The county boasts an active and engaged population who actively participate in politics by attending events, engaging in conversations with their elected officials, and taking part in campaigns for local and statewide initiatives. Edmunds, SD County citizens value the importance of democracy and appreciate the opportunity to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Edmunds County, SD is very conservative.
In Edmunds County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edmunds county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.0%.
Edmunds county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edmunds County, SD is very conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Edmunds, 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 Edmunds County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,844 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)