Midland, SD is a small town in South Dakota with a population of about 200 people. Despite its small size, Midland has an active political system with local leaders devoted to serving their constituents. The town holds regular elections for mayor and other local officials, giving residents the chance to voice their opinions on the issues facing the community. In addition to these regular elections, Midland often hosts special forums where candidates from both major political parties can discuss their platforms and share their plans for improving the area. These forums are important because they give citizens the opportunity to learn more about the candidates before casting their vote in any election. By engaging in conversations about politics and participating in local election processes, citizens of Midland remain informed and involved in their community's future.
The political climate in Midland, SD is strongly conservative.
Haakon County, SD is very conservative. In Haakon County, SD 9.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 90.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Haakon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 90.2% to 9.2%.
Haakon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Midland, SD is strongly conservative.
Haakon County, South Dakota 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.
Midland, 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 Midland, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $7,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)