Stanley, SD County is a great place to live as it has plenty of parks, schools and businesses. The local political environment is quite active in this county and there are many different candidates running for office each election cycle. Residents of Stanley, SD County can take part in the political process by registering to vote ahead of each election or by attending candidate forums hosted locally. It is important for citizens to stay informed on the issues that matter most to them so they can make educated decisions when casting their ballots. Furthermore, it is important for people to be aware of who the current local politicians are so they know which candidates align with their personal values and goals for their community.
The political climate in Stanley County, SD is very conservative.
In Stanley County, SD 25.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stanley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.5%.
Stanley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanley County, SD is very conservative.
Pierre 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.
Stanley, 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 Stanley County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $11,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $56,813 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)