Perkins, SD County is a relatively small community with only a few thousand residents. Despite its size, there is still a vibrant political scene in the area with numerous local political candidates running for office. These candidates are all working hard to make sure that their constituents' voices are heard and that the changes they propose will benefit the entire community. Some of these candidates have a long history of public service, while others are newcomers who have recently become active in local politics. Every election season brings new challenges and opportunities for Perkins’ residents as they choose their political leaders. As the people of Perkins continue to work together towards a bright future, it is clear that local politics will remain an important part of life in this county.
The political climate in Perkins County, SD is very conservative.
In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perkins 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.
Perkins, 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 Perkins County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $1,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $12,227 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $272 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)