![]() There are spots in Eastern SD where Democrats do well including Union Country, Clay County, Yankton County, James River Valley, and parts of Sioux Falls and northeast SD. Most of South Dakota leans Republican, but the eastern half of the state is more moderate in political views and apt to vote split-ticket on elections. I can vaguely recall that Herseth did around 40% in Pennington County in a recent US House election and the comment that the percentage was good for a Democrat in that county. Often they would do well in Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Mitchell, Yankton, Vermillion, and other areas in the eastern third of the state but would struggle in western SD with exceptions to the Native Amercian reservations. Oftentimes, a Democrat candidate like Tim Johnson or Stephanie Herseth would win the state. I know for a fact that Rapid City is more conservative politically than Sioux Falls. ![]() The conservatives favor lower taxes, smaller government, and minimal government interference with people's personal lives (may allign more with libertarian ideals). It is not quite the ultra conservatives that one would find in many areas of the South. Spearfish and Rapid City may have few liberal-minded people. The Black Hills region is generally conservative and leans Republican in the presidential and congressional races along with the legislative races.
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