Politics in Hurley, SD is a major part of the town's culture and identity. The town is represented in the South Dakota State Legislature by two members, one from each chamber. The mayor is elected every four years to lead the town council, which is comprised of six councilors who make legislative decisions on behalf of their constituents. In addition to the mayor and councilors, there are several local boards and committees that provide additional representation and guidance in community initiatives. Elections for these offices are held every two years at the local voting precinct. Political engagement is very high in Hurley, with many residents attending meetings and rallies annually to advocate for their chosen candidates or causes. As a result, citizens are well-informed about current political issues and actively participate in shaping their own future.
The political climate in Hurley, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, SD is very conservative. In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hurley, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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.
Hurley, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Hurley, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $3,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)