Morton, South Dakota is a small town with a population of about 730 people. Despite its size, Morton has an active political scene. There are several local candidates running for office in the upcoming election, and the residents of Morton have been closely following their campaigns. Issues that are important to the community include education funding, economic growth, and preserving the town's rural character. Local candidates have been discussing these issues during debates and town hall meetings, engaging with citizens and working to earn their votes. Despite its small population, politics in Morton is an important part of life in this close-knit community.
The political climate in Morton, SD is strongly conservative.
Day County, SD is strongly conservative. In Day County, SD 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Day county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 35.5%.
Day county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morton, SD is strongly conservative.
Day 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.
Morton, South Dakota: r d 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 Morton, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $16,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)