The town of St. Lawrence, SD is a small community that prides itself on its strong sense of community spirit. The residents of St. Lawrence are involved in the democratic process and take part in elections to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that affect their lives and the well-being of their town. Local politics in St. Lawrence revolves around issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and development within the town. Residents of St. Lawrence come together to create policies that promote the growth and success of their beloved home. During election season, local candidates come together to discuss how they can best address the needs of citizens and make positive changes for the future of St. Lawrence Town.
The political climate in St. Lawrence, SD is strongly conservative.
Hand County, SD is very conservative. In Hand County, SD 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hand county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.3%.
Hand county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Lawrence, SD is strongly conservative.
Hand County, South Dakota 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.
St. Lawrence, 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 St. Lawrence, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $2,630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)