Dewey County, located in South Dakota, is a rural county with a population of around 4,000 people. The county is politically conservative and typically votes Republican in the majority of elections. Local politics in Dewey County are represented by two state representatives who serve on the state legislature. They work to support and advance legislation that focuses on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education. In addition to the two state representatives, there are three County Commissioners who also provide representation for the government of Dewey County. These individuals act as a bridge between federal and local constituents by bringing forth initiatives and proposals that reflect their communities’ needs and priorities. The County Commissioners also oversee various aspects of local government including budgets, land use regulations, public safety services, road maintenance projects, and more. Additionally, they frequently work with both state and federal agencies to ensure that local policies meet compliance standards while still addressing the needs of citizens within Dewey County.
The political climate in Dewey County, SD is moderately liberal.
In Dewey County, SD 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dewey county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Dewey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dewey County, SD is moderately 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.
Dewey, 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 Dewey County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $5,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $8,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)