South Dakota
Minnesota Ranks 4th in the Nation in Electing Women to State Legislatures
Unlike its Upper Midwestern neighbors, Minnesota continues to be among the nation’s leading states in electing women to state legislative office, according an analysis by Smart Politics of data compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures. For the second…
Read MoreHow Bad Are Things In Minnesota, Really?
From the rising unemployment numbers to the state budget crisis, the news in Minnesota seems to be getting worse and worse. Adding insult to injury came the recent news last week that Minneapolis ranked as the fourth least desirable metropolitan…
Read MoreMinnesota Leads Nation in Voter Turnout for Seventh Straight Election Cycle
Minnesota voters, buoyed perhaps both by a strong sense of civic duty, a high interest in politics, and a little thing called same-day registration, have once again led the country in voter turnout in the 2008 election. The Gopher State…
Read MoreObama’s Near Misses Northwest of the Mississippi
Barack Obama’s convincing victory on Election Day was noted for several strong performances West of the Mississippi – picking up New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada as well as taking back Iowa, which had flipped to the GOP in 2004. Obama…
Read MoreElection Night Observations
9:20 p.m. There have not been any shockers on Election Night so far, but there have been a few surprises on the presidential race: 1. Ohio being called so quickly for Barack Obama (about 90 minutes after polls closed) and…
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: South Dakota Senate (2008)
Through November 3rd, Smart Politics will be running a series of electoral projections for Upper Midwestern federal and state governmental contests. The eighth projections in the series are State Senate races in the State of South Dakota. South Dakota: State…
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: South Dakota House (2008)
Through the morning of November 4th, Smart Politics is running a series of electoral projections for Upper Midwestern federal and state governmental contests. The ninth projections in the series are State House races in the State of South Dakota. South…
Read MoreUpper Midwestern Election Results Links
To track updated state and federal election results for the Upper Midwest, visit these links: Iowa: Secretary of State Minnesota: Secretary of State South Dakota: Secretary of State Wisconsin: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel…
Read MoreSmart Politics Projections: Federal Races in South Dakota
Through November 3rd, Smart Politics will be running a series of electoral projections for Upper Midwestern federal and state governmental contests. The second projections in the series are federal races in the State of South Dakota. South Dakota: President. Democrats…
Read MoreElection Profile: South Dakota U.S. House (At-large) (2008)
Smart Politics is running a series of election profiles of all the Upper Midwestern U.S. Senate and U.S. House races leading up to the November 4th elections. The series will culminate with Smart Politics’ official projections. The first in the…
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