Monday, May 14, 2007

Agrarian Conservatism

Below is one of the better rundowns of the political culture of South Dakota - distinguishing by region of the state as well as political philosophy. Typically, people either put SoDak in the "Red-State" camp (which it is, when it comes to electing Presidents and Governors) or in the Prairie Populist camp (which it often is, when electing Congressmen and women).

The writers' conclusion? South Dakota is an Agrarian Conservative state:

"The Contours of South Dakota Political Culture"

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