Morning Sun, Iowa is a small town located in the Midwest. It is known for its quiet rural atmosphere and friendly community. Though it may be small, Morning Sun has a vibrant political landscape. Local government is invested in keeping residents informed and included in the decision-making process. Community meetings are held regularly throughout the year to discuss topics important to the community such as taxes, services, and local laws. Residents also have access to more information on candidates running for local office and can attend events to learn more about them before voting day. Overall, Morning Sun has an active political scene that helps keep citizens engaged in their local government.
The political climate in Morning Sun, IA is strongly conservative.
Louisa County, IA is very conservative. In Louisa County, IA 32.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Louisa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.4%.
Louisa county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morning Sun, IA is strongly conservative.
Louisa County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Morning Sun, Iowa: d r d d 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 Morning Sun, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)