Flandreau is a city in Moody County, South Dakota. It is located on the northern banks of the Big Sioux River and is less than 25 miles from Sioux Falls. Flandreau is home to almost 2,400 people and is a diverse community with a variety of different cultures and backgrounds. Flandreau's political atmosphere is relatively calm compared to other cities in the state. The city has an elected mayor and council that are responsible for governing the city as well as its budget. The mayor and council members serve four-year terms, with elections held biennially on odd numbered years. Community members are encouraged to be active participants in the political process by attending local meetings and voting in elections. Residents can also get involved by supporting local candidates or running for office themselves. In this way, citizens have a say in how their city operates and continues to grow into the future.
The political climate in Flandreau, SD is moderately conservative.
Moody County, SD is strongly conservative. In Moody County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moody county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 36.8%.
Moody county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flandreau, SD is moderately conservative.
Moody County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Flandreau, South Dakota: r r d 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 Flandreau, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $22,851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)