Davison County, South Dakota is a small county with a population of around 6,000 people. The county has several small towns and rural communities which are served by local government bodies such as the County Commission, School Board and City Councils. These local political bodies strive to maintain a strong sense of community in their respective areas while serving the needs of their respective constituents. The politics in Davidson County are focused on fiscal responsibility and providing efficient services to its citizens. Local officials are often seen attending meetings with state legislators to discuss issues that affect the community such as infrastructure, economic development, and public safety. In addition to local representatives, there is active participation from Davison County residents who frequently attend town hall events and other forums for political dialogue.
The political climate in Davison County, SD is very conservative.
In Davison County, SD 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.3%.
Davison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Davison County, SD is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Davison, 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 Davison County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $48,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 541 contributions totaling $236,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $437 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)