The politics in the Vermillion, SD Metro Area are largely dominated by the Democratic Party. This is due to its diverse population and its long history of progressive policies. The local political candidates who have been elected over the years have mostly come from this party. Issues that have been important to local residents include health care, education, and economic development. In addition to the political landscape of the region, there are many organizations devoted to improving the quality of life for all citizens in the Vermillion Metro Area. These groups focus on topics such as civil rights advocacy, environmental protection, and youth empowerment. The culture of the area is very active in terms of civic responsibility and community engagement, which has created a strong sense of pride among those who live here.
The political climate in Vermillion Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Vermillion Metro Area 54.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Vermillion metro area remained strongly Democratic, 54.1% to 43.1%.
The Vermillion metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vermillion Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Vermillion, South Dakota: d D D D d D
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 Vermillion Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 766 contributions totaling $47,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $18,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)