57636 Lantry, SD is a small town located in central South Dakota. It is home to many hardworking individuals and families who take an active interest in the politics of their community. The town has a Mayor who handles local government decisions, as well as City Commission members and other elected representatives who work together to ensure that all laws and regulations are upheld. Local elections are held every two years, providing residents with an opportunity to make their voice heard and elect candidates that they feel best represent their interests. The people of 57636 Lantry, SD have always been passionate about protecting the rights of everyone in the community, regardless of political affiliation or background. There is also a strong sense of civic responsibility here, with many residents actively volunteering for various causes which positively impact the community.
The political climate in Zip 57636 (Lantry, SD) is leaning liberal.
Dewey County, SD is moderately liberal. In Dewey County, SD 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dewey county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 40.2%.
Dewey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57636 (Lantry, SD) is leaning liberal.
Lantry, South Dakota is leaning liberal.
Dewey County, South Dakota is moderately liberal.
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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.
Lantry, South Dakota: d D D D d D
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 57636 (Lantry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)