Laketon, SD is a small rural town with a population of about 2,000 people. Its politics are a reflection of the values held by its citizens who prioritize traditional American values and support for local businesses, agriculture, and public service. The town also has strong ties to the state government, which it strongly supports in various ways including voting for candidates from both major political parties. This support includes voting for Representative Roger Smith in the state assembly as well as Mayor Bob Jones in local elections. Overall, Laketon's politics are seen to represent the views of the community and strive to maintain its identity within South Dakota while also acknowledging the need to work together on issues across all levels of government.
The political climate in Laketon, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Brookings County, SD 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brookings county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 41.9%.
Brookings county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laketon, SD is moderately conservative.
Brookings County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Brookings 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.
Laketon, South Dakota: R R d 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 Laketon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $11,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $123,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)