Swan Lake, SD is a small rural town in the United States with a population of approximately 8,000 people. The town has a strong sense of community and its citizens often come together on important local political issues. The town is represented by two state senators, three state representatives, and one congressional representative. These elected officials are well respected within the community and actively work to improve the lives of the citizens of Swan Lake. They strive to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard and that all residents have access to necessary services. The politicians in Swan Lake also take an active role in regional issues such as transportation, economic development, and public education. The politicians regularly attend events throughout the town and listen to feedback from their constituents so they can better serve them. All in all, Swan Lake is a close-knit rural community where politics play an important role in shaping the future of its citizens.
The political climate in Swan Lake, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, SD is very conservative. In Turner County, SD 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Turner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 25.0%.
Turner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swan Lake, SD is very conservative.
Turner County, South Dakota is very 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.
Swan Lake, 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 Swan Lake, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $6,882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)