Lowell, South Dakota is a small rural community in the central part of the state. It is an agricultural area surrounded by rolling hills, grassy fields, and small lakes. The town is steeped in history and values its heritage as a place of growth and progress. Despite its small population size, Lowell has a vibrant local political scene that plays a major role in the town’s development. Politically, Lowell leans conservative with most residents holding traditional values close to their hearts. Local candidates regularly hold informal gatherings to meet constituents and discuss their platforms for upcoming elections. Issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety are important topics of conversations when it comes to Lowell politics. Meeting the needs of each citizen is a priority for all candidates running for office. Ultimately, Lowell’s political landscape serves as a reminder that every voice matters no matter how small the population may be.
The political climate in Lowell, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, SD is moderately conservative. In Marshall County, SD 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Marshall county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lowell, SD is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Lowell, South Dakota: r r 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 Lowell, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $44,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $649 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)