Buffalo, SD County is home to a thriving and engaged political landscape. The county is home to a variety of local organizations that promote civic engagement and public discourse on issues affecting the community. Civic leaders from both political parties are actively involved in local politics, working together to ensure that all constituents have their voices heard. In addition to this, the city has an active voter turnout rate, with many residents passionate about participating in the democratic process and making their voices heard. The county also takes part in significant outreach programs to ensure that every voice is represented within its borders. Overall, Buffalo, SD County is a vibrant and energized political atmosphere that encourages active civic participation for all members of the community.
The political climate in Buffalo County, SD is strongly liberal.
In Buffalo County, SD 64.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.1% to 33.3%.
Buffalo county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo County, SD is strongly liberal.
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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.
Buffalo, South Dakota: D D D D D D
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 Buffalo County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $74 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)