Lisbon, South Dakota is a small town of approximately 1,500 residents. It is located in Ransom County, and the local politics reflect the values of its citizens. Lisbon is known for its strong sense of community and its commitment to local businesses. In recent years, the city has seen an increase in public engagement as more residents take an active interest in their local government. The town prides itself on having a high voter turnout for elections, which has resulted in many new initiatives that have improved the quality of life for all residents. Local political candidates running for office are focused on providing more resources to schools and other public services, as well as increasing access to affordable housing and health care options. These candidates also work hard to ensure that Lisbon remains a safe place to live and work.
The political climate in Lisbon, SD is very conservative.
Davison County, SD is very conservative. In Davison County, SD 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.3%.
Davison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lisbon, SD is very conservative.
Davison County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area 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.
Lisbon, 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 Lisbon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $48,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $235,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)