Day, SD County is a vibrant rural community that is home to a diverse population of residents. The politics of the county are governed by elected officials who work together with the county staff to ensure that services are provided in an effective and efficient manner. Day County has three Supervisors, each representing a different district, who work together on important issues like land use, local infrastructure, and economic development. Additionally, there are two representatives from the state level who serve as liaisons between the local government and the state legislature. Together these leaders strive to ensure that Day County remains a safe and prosperous home for all its residents.
The political climate in Day County, SD is strongly conservative.
In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Day County, SD is strongly 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.
Day, South Dakota: r d D d 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 Day County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $7,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $16,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)