Potter, SD County is a rural community in the northern United States with a thriving agricultural industry and a close-knit community. Politically, Potter has a long history of being conservative, although in recent elections more liberal candidates have seen gains. Locally, there are many supporters of both major political parties as well as some independent voters. The county is represented by two Republican state senators and one Democratic state representative, who work hard to ensure the interests of the local communities are heard in state politics. Additionally, Potter County elects several county board members to represent their interests in regional matters. Everyone in Potter takes their role in local politics seriously and works to ensure that their voice is heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Potter County, SD is very conservative.
In Potter County, SD 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Potter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 16.4%.
Potter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Potter 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.
Potter, 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 Potter County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $28,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)