Tripp, SD County is a rural area known for its small-town charm and welcoming community. While it is not a major political center, the county does have an active political landscape that affects the lives of its residents. Local elections are held regularly to elect representatives to the Tripp County Commission, Town Councils, and School Boards. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the city’s budget, public services, and other important matters. On average, local citizen participation in these elections is high as citizens appreciate having a say in their local government. State and national politics also influence life in Tripp County as politicians from higher levels of government often make decisions or take actions that impact the entire county.
The political climate in Tripp County, SD is very conservative.
In Tripp County, SD 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tripp county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.4%.
Tripp county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tripp 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.
Tripp, 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 Tripp County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $3,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $30,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)