Turner, SD County is a small community located in the Midwest. Politically, the county leans conservative and is represented at the state level by Republican representatives. The county has long maintained a commitment to fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention. Many local residents take part in elections and are passionate about their views on political matters. There is also a strong sense of community in Turner, SD County which helps foster positive relationships between its citizens regardless of their political leanings. While there may be disagreements between residents when it comes to politics, these differences are often discussed respectfully and resolved peacefully.
The political climate in Turner County, SD is very conservative.
In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turner County, SD is very conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Turner, 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 Turner County, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $10,114 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $17,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)