The Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community with a long history of political involvement. Residents of the area vote in local, state, and national elections with enthusiasm and engage actively in the political process. Local government initiatives such as addressing homelessness, promoting economic growth, and improving public transportation are important to many people living in the area. In addition to voting for local representatives and state initiatives, citizens also demonstrate their support for various national politicians throughout the year. With dedicated members of both major political parties actively campaigning on behalf of their beliefs – it is clear that politics plays an important role in the lives of many Sioux Falls residents.
The political climate in Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Sioux Falls Metro Area 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sioux Falls metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.9% to 41.3%.
The Sioux Falls metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Sioux Falls, 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 Sioux Falls Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,743 contributions totaling $910,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,333 contributions totaling $2,473,815 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $571 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)