Lynn Township in Moody County, South Dakota is an area with a strong sense of political engagement. The people of Lynn Township take local politics seriously and are actively involved in the decision-making processes that affect their lives. Local elections have been held regularly since the township was founded in 1881, and citizens are encouraged to become involved by attending meetings and voting in local referendums. The primary focus of local politics is on social issues such as health care, education, public safety, and infrastructure. Residents also take great pride in maintaining good working relationships between county government and community organizations. Through these collaborative efforts, Lynn Township has been able to make progress on important issues such as economic development, environmental protection, and providing quality services for its citizens.
The political climate in Lynn township (Moody County), SD is strongly conservative.
Moody County, SD is strongly conservative. In Moody County, SD 36.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moody county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 36.8%.
Moody county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lynn township (Moody County), SD is strongly conservative.
Moody County, South Dakota 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.
Lynn township (Moody County), 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 Lynn township (Moody County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $31,543 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $226,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,833 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)