The small town of Crandon, SD is governed by a local council consisting of elected representatives from the community. The mayor and five city council members are responsible for making decisions about the town's operations and pass laws for its citizens. The council meets regularly to discuss important issues in order to ensure that the town remains prosperous and active. Throughout the year there are numerous events hosted by the city for its residents, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, and other special occasions. Local political candidates regularly attend these events in order to gain support from their constituents. As a result, they are aware of the needs of their constituents and use this knowledge when creating policy or running for office. This ensures that Crandon residents' voices are being heard in all aspects of local politics.
The political climate in Crandon, SD is very conservative.
Spink County, SD is very conservative. In Spink County, SD 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Spink county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 31.6%.
Spink county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crandon, SD is very conservative.
Spink County, South Dakota is very 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.
Crandon, 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 Crandon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $18,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)