Willow Lake township in South Dakota is a small, rural community with a rich history. Unlike larger towns and cities, political activity tends to be less visible here. Despite the lack of politically active citizens, there are still local politicians who serve Willow Lake's best interests. Local politicians are often involved in town hall meetings and other civic activities that focus on creating positive change for the community. These local politicians have an important role in ensuring that the needs of their constituents are being met. They work to make sure that essential services such as public education, health care, infrastructure improvements, and other necessary resources are adequately funded and maintained. Furthermore, they strive to ensure that the laws of the state are followed and that any negative impacts of development projects are minimized or avoided altogether. By serving their constituents in this way, local politicians help to sustain the quality of life that residents enjoy in Willow Lake Township.
The political climate in Willow Lake township (Brule County), SD is very conservative.
Brule County, SD is very conservative. In Brule County, SD 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brule county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.3% to 27.0%.
Brule county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow Lake township (Brule County), SD is very conservative.
Brule 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.
Willow Lake township (Brule 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 Willow Lake township (Brule County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $5,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $13,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $873 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)