The Aberdeen, SD Metro Area has a diverse political landscape with a wide range of opinions and values. The area is home to representatives from both major political parties in the South Dakota legislature, along with numerous local political figures working to represent their constituents' needs. Despite differences in opinion, all citizens are united by the common goal of making life better for their families and communities. Local politicians work hard to make sure that no voice goes unheard and that everyone's rights are respected. Citizens are encouraged to get involved by attending local meetings, voting in elections, and hosting events where they can learn more about the issues facing their community. Through active participation in politics, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard at every level of government.
The political climate in Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Aberdeen Metro Area 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Aberdeen metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 35.8%.
The Aberdeen metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Aberdeen, South Dakota: R R d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Aberdeen Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 889 contributions totaling $119,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 863 contributions totaling $201,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)