Scotland, SD is a small town located in Moody County in the state of South Dakota. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political life with representatives from both major political parties running for local office. The current mayor of Scotland is Republican Terri Schacht and the city council consists of members representing both the Democratic and Republican parties. The people of Scotland are passionate about supporting their political leaders and staying involved in local politics. There are regular meetings held at City Hall where citizens can voice their opinions and make sure their views are represented on important issues affecting the community. Scotland also has an active voter registration program that helps ensure everyone who is eligible to register to vote can do so. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available for those looking to get more actively involved in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 57059 (Scotland, SD) is very conservative.
Bon Homme County, SD is very conservative. In Bon Homme County, SD 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bon Homme county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.0%.
Bon Homme county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57059 (Scotland, SD) is very conservative.
Scotland, South Dakota is very conservative.
Bon Homme County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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South Dakota is strongly conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Scotland, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 57059 (Scotland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $741 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)