Haakon, SD County is home to many different political views and opinions. Residents of the county have a range of political backgrounds and beliefs that are taken into account during local elections. The main political parties represented in Haakon, SD County are the Democrat and Republican parties. On election day, residents come out to vote for their chosen candidate in order to influence the future of their community. During elections, local campaigns focus on issues that directly affect the people living in the county such as taxes, job opportunities, healthcare, education, housing and public safety. It is important for citizens to stay informed and engaged with current events so they can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Haakon County, SD is very conservative.
In Haakon County, SD 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haakon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.2%.
Haakon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Haakon 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.
Haakon, 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 Haakon County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $7,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $9,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)