Brule, SD County is a rural community located in South Dakota. The local political scene in Brule is made up of the county's elected officials, which include the Board of Commissioners, Sheriff, and various other positions. These officials are responsible for creating a budget for the county and managing the day to day operations of local government. Additionally, they create policies that address issues such as public safety, public works projects, economic development initiatives, and much more. Local candidates for these positions are chosen by the citizens of Brule through an election process every two years. This ensures that each elected official is a reflection of the values and priorities of the residents they serve. All in all, politics in Brule is an important part of life here and helps shape the community’s future.
The political climate in Brule County, SD is very conservative.
In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brule 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.
Brule, 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 Brule County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $28,167 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $54,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $640 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)