Lemmon, SD is a small city in South Dakota with a population of just under 2,000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and neighborly spirit. Politics in Lemmon are typically very conservative and local elections often turn into heated debates between candidates on opposite sides of the political spectrum. While there are no current local political candidates in Lemmon, past elections have seen candidates from both major parties competing for votes and advocating for their respective agendas. Local issues range from crime rates to infrastructure development, and residents often vote on these topics based on what best serves them and their families. The people of Lemmon take pride in being able to make their voices heard at the ballot box during election season.
The political climate in Lemmon, SD is strongly conservative.
Perkins County, SD is very conservative. In Perkins County, SD 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.9% to 14.3%.
Perkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lemmon, SD is strongly conservative.
Perkins 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.
Lemmon, 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 Lemmon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)