The small town of Lake Flat, South Dakota is governed by a mayor and city council who serve the community. The mayor and city council are dedicated to providing the citizens with quality services and improving the overall quality of life in Lake Flat. The mayor and council members work together to ensure that all decisions made regarding the town are beneficial for its residents. Issues such as public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements have been addressed in recent years. Additionally, the local government has worked to promote healthy living through initiatives like creating recreational areas for exercise and providing support for mental health resources. The citizens of Lake Flat take an active role in their local politics through attending city meetings, voting in local elections, and voicing their opinions on important issues. The political atmosphere in Lake Flat is one of collaboration, with elected officials working hard to make sure all voices are heard and that decisions are made based on what is best for the town as a whole.
The political climate in Lake Flat, SD is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, SD is strongly conservative. In Pennington County, SD 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pennington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 35.8%.
Pennington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Flat, SD is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, South Dakota is strongly conservative.
Rapid City Metro Area 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.
Lake Flat, 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 Lake Flat, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $39,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)