Crystal Lake, South Dakota is a small town located in the heart of the state. While it has no local political candidates, its citizens are engaged in local politics and take part in many important decisions that affect their lives. The community is focused on making Crystal Lake a better place to live by advocating for the needs of its people, such as good schools, safe neighborhoods, and affordable housing. Town meetings are often held to discuss topics such as taxes, budgeting, public safety, and other matters related to local politics. Residents also have a strong sense of civic responsibility and take pride in being involved in their community's growth. They volunteer at local organizations and participate in activities that benefit everyone in Crystal Lake. It is clear that the citizens of Crystal Lake are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Crystal Lake, SD is very conservative.
Aurora County, SD is very conservative. In Aurora County, SD 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aurora county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.9% to 22.6%.
Aurora county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crystal Lake, SD is very conservative.
Aurora 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.
Crystal Lake, 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 Crystal Lake, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $7,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $66,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $5,527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)