The small town of Red Iron Lake, SD is an idyllic place with a population of around 5000 people. Located in the heart of the Midwest, it is an area that has seen its share of political strife over the years. Despite this, local politics have been relatively peaceful in recent decades. The residents of Red Iron Lake are mainly registered Republicans and have voted consistently for conservative candidates in local and national elections. Local government is focused on fiscal responsibility and taking care of the basic needs of citizens. Public services include law enforcement, schools, infrastructure projects and health and safety services. Furthermore, there is strong support for maintaining Red Iron Lake's natural beauty by protecting its parks, forests and other public lands from development or commercial exploitation. Through its commitment to fiscal responsibility and providing quality services to its citizens, Red IronLake remains a wonderful place to live.
The political climate in Red Iron Lake, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Iron Lake, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Red Iron Lake, South Dakota: r r D d 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 Red Iron Lake, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 109 contributions totaling $12,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $12,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)