Dry Wood Lake, South Dakota is a small and peaceful town with a population of approximately 3,700 people. It is governed by the mayor and city council, which is composed of eight elected representatives who serve as policy makers and make decisions on behalf of the community. The political climate in Dry Wood Lake is mostly conservative; however, there are some progressive voices that can be heard from time to time. Local elections often focus on fiscal responsibility, public safety, and the preservation of local values. The citizens of Dry Wood Lake take their civic duties seriously and consistently express their opinions about the issues that affect their lives through voting at city council meetings or attending rallies. Although there are no candidates currently running for office in Dry Wood Lake, political discussion remains an important part of life in this small town.
The political climate in Dry Wood Lake, SD is somewhat conservative.
Roberts County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Roberts County, SD 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roberts county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.4%.
Roberts county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dry Wood Lake, SD is somewhat conservative.
Roberts County, South Dakota is somewhat 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.
Dry Wood Lake, South Dakota: R d 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 Dry Wood Lake, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $12,064 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $7,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)