Perry Township (Lincoln County), South Dakota is home to a diverse population of individuals who are passionate about their local politics. The township is represented by the local Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, which consists of five members. These commissioners work to ensure that the needs and interests of the township’s residents are met. In addition, Perry Township is also represented in the state government through its representatives in the South Dakota Legislature. The people of Perry Township are actively involved in supporting their own candidates for office, as well as those running for higher offices at the county and state level. Through this involvement, citizens have a voice in shaping government policies that affect their lives and the future of their community. The local political scene remains vibrant and active in Perry Township, with plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in various initiatives designed to make positive changes within their township.
The political climate in Perry township (Lincoln County), SD is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, SD is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, SD 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry township (Lincoln County), SD is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, South Dakota is moderately conservative.
Sioux Falls 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.
Perry township (Lincoln County), South Dakota: R R R 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 Perry township (Lincoln County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $4,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $10,487 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)