The small town of Lien, South Dakota is known for its tight-knit community and rich history. The town has a long-standing tradition of being politically active, with many residents engaging in local politics and taking part in the democratic process. Local elections are held every two years, with the mayor and members of the city council up for re-election. The town also hosts several public forums each year to give mayoral candidates the opportunity to present their platforms and discuss important issues facing the community with residents. Residents of Lien, SD have a strong focus on local politics, as they know that their vote will directly affect the future of their town. Many citizens take an active role in electing leaders who will represent them and their interests in government decisions that impact their lives.
The political climate in Lien, SD is moderately conservative.
Roberts County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Roberts County, SD 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roberts county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 42.4%.
Roberts county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lien, SD is moderately conservative.
Roberts County, South Dakota 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.
Lien, South Dakota: R d D d 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 Lien, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)