Vivian, SD is a small rural town located in Lincoln County. It is governed by the local government which consists of an elected mayor and five city council members. The mayor and council work together to make decisions that affect the city’s residents and businesses. They are responsible for the budget, taxation, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, public works projects and more. In addition to this, the Mayor serves as a figurehead for the townspeople and may be involved in community events or local initiatives. The City Council is elected every two years with each member serving for four year terms. Every election season brings new energy to Vivian as citizens come out to support their favorite candidates. Vivian’s politics are driven by its citizens’ desire to keep their town safe and prosperous while preserving its values of family and community spirit.
The political climate in Vivian, SD is strongly conservative.
Lyman County, SD is very conservative. In Lyman County, SD 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 32.9%.
Lyman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vivian, SD is strongly conservative.
Lyman 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.
Vivian, 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 Vivian, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $12,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $688 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)