Morningside, SD is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. The town has been served by an elected mayor since the late 19th century and recent elections have seen the highest voter turnout in Morningside’s history. Residents remain committed to keeping up with local news and staying informed on political issues that affect their lives. In addition to the mayor, the city council consists of seven members who are elected from districts within Morningside. They meet regularly to discuss and vote on important matters related to the town's budget, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and other civic initiatives. The city also provides resources for residents looking for information about different candidates running for office. Overall, Morningside residents take great pride in their political participation and it is evident in the high voter turnout they consistently demonstrate at each election cycle.
The political climate in Morningside, SD is strongly conservative.
Beadle County, SD is very conservative. In Beadle County, SD 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beadle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.8%.
Beadle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morningside, SD is strongly conservative.
Beadle County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Huron Metro Area 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.
Morningside, 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 Morningside, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $44,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $87,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)