The Republicans dominate South Dakota politics.
Libertarian Party of South Dakota was created in 1971.
A county in South Dakota is one of 66 political and geographical entities.
Yes, the South Dakota state democratic party platform does include marriage equality.
It was established by political whim, not by a cartographer or geographer.
The Republican Party currently holds a majority of seats in both houses of the North Dakota state legislature.
It was established by political whim, not by a cartographer or geographer.
The Confederates (South)
South Dakota became a state for several reasons. As a territory, residents had very little say in their government. The governor of Dakota Territory was appointed by the president. There was no representation in the US Congress. When the governor decided to move the capital from Yankton to Bismarck, the residents of Dakota Territory had no say in the decision. Residents in the South Dakota part of the Dakota Territory were mostly Republicans, so the Republican Party saw statehood for South Dakota as a way to gain more political power for their party. Plus, the population of the Dakota Territory was growing and that population was ready for statehood!
Populist Party
The National Party did this.
South Dakota
No, slavery was not a part of the reason North Dakota and South Dakota split. North Dakota and South Dakota were part of the Dakota Territory from 1862 until statehood in 1889. The reasons North Dakota and South Dakota were split had to do with the population centers which, at the time, were several hundred miles apart and with the large size of the territory. There was also the fact that the Republicans wanted two states because that would add to their political power in the US Senate.