Hamlin, SD County is located in southeastern South Dakota and is a conservative stronghold. The politics of the county are heavily influenced by traditional values and ideals. The majority of Hamlin's population are registered Republicans who tend to support traditional values such as personal responsibility, limited government, and fiscal conservatism. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in Republican candidates running for office, pushing for lower taxes and greater economic growth. These politicians have been successful in attracting local voters with their message of opportunity and change. Local residents can expect to see more of these candidates in upcoming elections as they strive to give Hamlin a greater voice on the state and national stage.
The political climate in Hamlin County, SD is very conservative.
In Hamlin County, SD 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamlin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.0%.
Hamlin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamlin 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.
Hamlin, 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 Hamlin County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $32,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)