South Dakota Bhr (2024)

FAQs

Is South Dakota a liberal or conservative state? ›

South Dakota politics are generally dominated by the Republican Party, and the state has not supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964—especially notable when one considers that George McGovern, the Democratic nominee in 1972, was from South Dakota.

South Dakota State University. South Dakota State University is ranked #73 among the most conservative colleges in America by Niche.

There is no law in South Dakota requiring any employer to carry workers' compensation insurance. However, it is highly recommended. An uninsured employer may be sued in civil court by an injured worker.

This verification is awarded by the American College of Surgeons and is the highest level of trauma care. This achievement makes Sanford Health the only health care system in the state of South Dakota with a Level I Adult Trauma Center.

The majority of South Dakotans are White, and the largest religion is Christianity.

South Dakota is the third-freest state.

South Dakota is also a right-to-work state, meaning employees can't be compelled to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment.

A: All wages and compensation earned are due on the next regular payday after the employee is terminated. The law does allow an employer to withhold the final paycheck until the employee returns any property that belongs to the employer.

Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls provides leading care for patients from across the Midwest. As the largest hospital in South Dakota and a teaching hospital for the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, we are proud to offer the latest in innovative care.

What is the busiest trauma center in the US? ›

The hospital is the principal teaching site for McGovern Medical School. With 17,000 trauma visits and over 6,000 of those patients admitted, MH-TMC has been described as the busiest trauma center in the United States.

In 2020, Arizona, Missouri, Vermont, Illinois and North Dakota have the highest number of level 1 trauma centers per capita and Washington, Oregon, Oklahoma, Utah and Nevada had the lowest number of level 1 trauma centers per capita.

South Dakota (/dəˈkoʊtə/ də-KOH-tə; Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga, pronounced [daˈkˣota iˈtokaga]) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains.

The South Dakota Republican Party controls all ten statewide offices and holds majorities in the South Dakota Senate and the South Dakota House of Representatives. Republicans also hold both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the state's at-large congressional seat.

(South Dakota Constitution, Art.

The Democratic Party has only controlled the House of Representatives twice in 1933 and 1935. The Republican Party has controlled it all other times except in 1974, when both parties had a tie with 35 members each.

The political leanings of the state since its creation have been largely conservative. However, there has also been a vein of political progressivism within the state's history, particularly with populist efforts to gain better conditions for subsistence farmers.