Lyon, SD is a small town located in the southeastern corner of South Dakota. It is known for its rural lifestyle and hospitality. Although Lyon is a small town, it has an important political voice in the state as it lies within the boundaries of two counties and one state legislative district. The town’s local politics are focused on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic growth, job creation, and maintaining a strong sense of community. In addition to elected officials at the county level, Lyon also sends representatives to the South Dakota state legislature every year. The citizens of Lyon take pride in their involvement in local political matters and work hard to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to making important decisions that impact their lives.
The political climate in Lyon, SD is very conservative.
Brule County, SD is very conservative. In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyon, SD is very conservative.
Brule 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.
Lyon, 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 Lyon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $5,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $13,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $873 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)