Hanson, SD County is firmly rooted in its political history and culture. Despite being a small rural area, the county has been home to numerous politicians who have served their community faithfully over the years. The people of Hanson take their civic duty seriously and proudly cast their ballots every election cycle. Local elections are always hotly contested races between candidates of various backgrounds, representing different ideologies. There is often passionate debate among the citizens about which candidate is best suited to lead the county. Although the outcome of these elections can be unpredictable, one thing remains certain: those elected will be held accountable for their decisions and will strive to serve the people of Hanson.
The political climate in Hanson County, SD is very conservative.
In Hanson County, SD 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.3%.
Hanson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanson County, SD is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Hanson, 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 Hanson County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $6,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)