Gregory, South Dakota County is a rural county located in the southeastern corner of the state. It has a population of about 4,000 people who primarily live in small, rural towns. While the county is fairly conservative, it does have a sizable Democratic base that often votes for local political candidates from both sides of the aisle. Local politics in Gregory largely focus on ensuring that its citizens are able to access basic services such as health care, public education, and infrastructure improvements. The county also takes an active stance on environmental policies with a focus on preserving natural resources and promoting sustainable development. In addition to these issues, local politicians are committed to improving economic stability by promoting job growth and encouraging business development. As a result, local politics remain an important part of life for many who live in Gregory, South Dakota County.
The political climate in Gregory County, SD is very conservative.
In Gregory County, SD 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gregory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.2%.
Gregory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gregory 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.
Gregory, 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 Gregory County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 194 contributions totaling $20,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $21,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)