Lafoon, SD is a small but vibrant town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a rich history and culture that many locals are proud of. Politically, Lafoon is an independent city that is not affiliated with any national political party or ideology. Instead, it relies on local elections to choose its leaders and representatives. Local elections in Lafoon often involve several candidates with varied ideologies and backgrounds vying for the same position. This can make it difficult for citizens to decide who should represent them, as they have to carefully consider the platforms of each candidate before making their choice. The local government typically works toward finding solutions to issues facing Lafoon while advocating for the interests of its citizens at all times.
The political climate in Lafoon, SD is very conservative.
Faulk County, SD is very conservative. In Faulk County, SD 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faulk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 16.8%.
Faulk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafoon, SD is very conservative.
Faulk 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.
Lafoon, 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 Lafoon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $4,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)