Lansing, SD is a small town in South Dakota with a welcoming, tight-knit community. The town takes pride in their local government, which focuses on the needs of the citizens and works hard to maintain a safe environment by passing laws that are beneficial for all. The mayor and city council are elected every two years and work together on initiatives that benefit Lansing’s residents. The town also holds regular meetings for its citizens to give their feedback about any changes or initiatives being proposed. Additionally, the city is involved in several other political issues such as education, transportation, and local infrastructure projects. With these efforts combined, Lansing strives to be a place where people feel safe and thrive while living in this charming small town.
The political climate in Lansing, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, SD is moderately conservative. In Brown County, SD 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 37.3%.
Brown county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lansing, SD is strongly conservative.
Brown County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Aberdeen Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lansing, 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 Lansing, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $27,716 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $6,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)