Deadwood, South Dakota is an historic small city located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. It is known for its vibrant and unique culture, as well as its Old West history. The local politics of Deadwood are shaped by the current mayor, David Ruth, and his City Council members. The City Council works to ensure the best interests of the citizens of Deadwood are addressed through the development and implementation of various policies and programs. Mayor Ruth's tenure has been marked by bipartisan cooperation between both sides of the political spectrum in order to better serve the interests of all community members. Together with local civic organizations such as the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, they strive to create a strong community with a focus on economic development, cultural preservation, and social equity for all residents.
The political climate in Deadwood, SD is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, SD is strongly conservative. In Lawrence County, SD 32.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 32.8%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Deadwood, SD is moderately conservative.
Lawrence County, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Spearfish Metro Area is strongly 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.
Deadwood, 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 Deadwood, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $31,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $57,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)