The politics in the Mitchell, SD Metro Area are highly influential in the community. Local politicians and lawmakers work hard to ensure a safe and prosperous future for the citizens of Mitchell. The city council is active in making decisions that shape the community for better or worse, from the creation of new businesses to the implementation of public safety initiatives. Additionally, the state legislature maintains an office in Mitchell to handle regional issues such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure support initiatives. It is important for citizens to stay informed on current topics and be aware of who their representatives are so they can have their voices heard.
The political climate in Mitchell Metro Area is very conservative.
In Mitchell Metro Area 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Mitchell metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.1%.
The Mitchell metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell, 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 Mitchell Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 249 contributions totaling $49,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 594 contributions totaling $242,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)