Winfred, SD is a small town located in the state of South Dakota. It has a rich history of local politics that dates back to its founding in 1882. The current mayor is Jennifer Miller, who was elected in 2016. She has been focusing her efforts on creating a vibrant and prosperous local economy by investing in infrastructure and services for the community. Local politics is also focused on tackling issues such as public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Winfred has also recently passed an ordinance that requires employers to provide paid sick leave for their employees. This measure will help ensure that all workers are able to take time off work when they need it due to illness or injury without fear of losing their job or wages. The city council is currently working with businesses and other stakeholders to find ways to create more jobs and attract new businesses into the area. With the right leadership and citizens working together towards a common goal, Winfred can continue to thrive as a vibrant and prosperous small town.
The political climate in Winfred, SD is strongly conservative.
Lake County, SD is strongly conservative. In Lake County, SD 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.7% to 35.2%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winfred, SD is strongly conservative.
Lake County, South Dakota is strongly 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.
Winfred, South Dakota: r R d 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 Winfred, 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 6 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)