The small town of Lake George, SD is home to a close-knit community with a strong sense of pride and civic engagement. Local politics in the area focus on issues that directly impact the lives of residents such as crime prevention, affordable housing, education, and job creation. The mayor and city council are elected by the people in elections held every two years. They work together to ensure that all local citizens have access to resources and services they need. Additionally, candidates from various political backgrounds often run for local office in order to represent different perspectives on important issues.These candidates strive to make Lake George a better place for everyone, whether it be through environmental initiatives or economic growth. Ultimately, the people of Lake George take part in shaping their community's future through their participation in local politics.
The political climate in Lake George, SD is very conservative.
Charles Mix County, SD is very conservative. In Charles Mix County, SD 31.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charles Mix county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 31.1%.
Charles Mix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake George, SD is very conservative.
Charles Mix 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.
Lake George, 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 George, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $3,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $7,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)