Hand County is located in South Dakota and holds a population of approximately 2,000 people. Politically, the county is heavily influenced by conservative values and many of its laws are reflective of the community’s traditional stance on social issues. The most recent election was for county commissioner, a position that has been filled by a longtime local resident, Mary Smith. Mary is committed to representing the values of Hand County citizens as she continues to serve in this role and has worked diligently to find solutions to common problems facing the county today, such as economic development and infrastructure improvements. She also works closely with other local politicians to ensure that all residents have fair access to local resources. Through her efforts, Hand County continues to be an example of how conservativism can successfully coexist alongside progressive policy.
The political climate in Hand County, SD is very conservative.
In Hand County, SD 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hand county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.3%.
Hand county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hand 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.
Hand, 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 Hand County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $2,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)