Spring Lake Township (Hanson County), South Dakota is a small, rural community with a population of approximately 1,200 people. The community is governed by a five-member board of commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. These five members are responsible for setting the township's vision and managing the day-to-day operations. The current board of commissioners consists of three Republicans and two Democrats who strive to act in the best interests of all residents while keeping taxes low and containing spending.
The local politics in Spring Lake Township center around issues such as improving infrastructure, maintaining public safety, and increasing economic development opportunities. Community members regularly come together to discuss these issues during town hall meetings and other events hosted by the board of commissioners or the mayor's office. Other topics raised may include environmental protection, public education initiatives, or programs that support the elderly or disabled population within the township. The board also engages with local businesses to help promote growth and job creation in the community.
The political climate in Spring Lake township (Hanson County), SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, SD is very conservative. In Hanson County, SD 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hanson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.3%.
Hanson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spring Lake township (Hanson County), SD is very conservative.
Hanson County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area is very 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.
Spring Lake township (Hanson 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 Spring Lake township (Hanson County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)