La Valley, SD is a small town located in the southern part of South Dakota. It has traditionally been known for its strong agricultural roots and farming culture. Recently, the town has seen an influx of new residents due to its close proximity to larger cities like Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Despite this modest population growth, La Valley retains its tight-knit community and friendly atmosphere. The politics in La Valley reflect the values of this rural town; supporting local businesses, investing in education, and protecting the environment are all important issues for the citizens here. Local political candidates are focused on representing their constituents while advocating for policies that will benefit La Valley's current and future residents. With a focus on keeping the small-town feel alive, La Valley looks forward to a bright political future ahead.
The political climate in La Valley, SD is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, SD is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, SD 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Valley, SD is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area 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.
La Valley, 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 La Valley, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $12,809 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $35,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)