Douglas, SD County is home to a thriving political atmosphere. With a small population of just over 8,000 people, the county has a wide range of political views and affiliations. There are numerous local organizations such as the Douglas County Republicans and Democrats that foster discussion and debate between members of different parties. Additionally, Douglas has several local politicians running for office each election cycle, representing both major national parties. In recent elections, many candidates have competed to serve in local offices such as mayor and county commissioner. These candidates often discuss topics that specifically pertain to the county's needs, such as economic growth, infrastructure development, and education reform. Through this process of exchanging ideas and debating policies, Douglas County residents are able to make informed decisions at the ballot box on Election Day.
The political climate in Douglas County, SD is very conservative.
In Douglas County, SD 12.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas 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.
Douglas, 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 Douglas County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $5,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,088 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)