The Huron, SD Metro Area has a diverse political culture that is reflective of the whole state. On the local level, there are many elected positions and organizations that work to keep the city's politics running smoothly. The Mayor of Huron serves as the head of government for the city and is responsible for implementing the policies set forth by the City Council. The City Council is made up of seven members, who are elected to four-year terms. This Council is responsible for approving ordinances and passing laws that affect the residents of Huron. They also review budgets and approve contracts with various vendors providing services to Huron citizens. Additionally, they appoint members to various boards such as Parks & Recreation or Planning Commission. Other important local organizations in Huron include county government offices, school board representatives, and nonprofit community groups that work to serve their specific area within Huron. All of these entities play an integral role in helping maintain a functioning political system within the metropolitan area.
The political climate in Huron Metro Area is very conservative.
In Huron Metro Area 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Huron metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
The Huron metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huron 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.
Huron, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Huron Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $45,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $90,839 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $473 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)