Lake Byron, SD is a small town located in the center of South Dakota. The town has a strong sense of community and takes pride in their local government. Every four years, the citizens of Lake Byron come together to vote for the mayor and city council members who represent them at the local level. The political parties in Lake Byron include Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and other minor parties. The candidates that run for office typically have a wide range of views on topics such as taxation, healthcare reform, education reform, economic development, and environmental protection. Each candidate brings their own unique ideas to the table which allows voters to choose from different perspectives when it comes to making decisions about local policy. Local debates are held during election season to give citizens an opportunity to get to know each candidate’s positions on important issues that affect their lives. Ultimately it is up to the residents of Lake Byron to make sure they elect a leader that is best suited for the job and will work towards achieving positive results for the entire town.
The political climate in Lake Byron, SD is very conservative.
Beadle County, SD is very conservative. In Beadle County, SD 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beadle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
Beadle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Byron, SD is very conservative.
Beadle County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Huron Metro Area 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.
Lake Byron, 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 Lake Byron, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $44,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $91,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)