Wellington, South Dakota is a small city located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a long and proud history of political involvement, with past residents having served as both local and national representatives. While Wellington may not have an abundance of political candidates running for office this year, there are still some important issues facing the city that residents should be aware of. One such issue is economic development, as local businesses are struggling to compete with larger cities. Additionally, Wellington is seeing an uptick in crime rates, including burglaries and thefts. Local law enforcement and city government officials are working hard to address these challenges and ensure that Wellington remains a safe place to live and work. Residents should make sure to stay informed on local political news so that they can continue to be involved in making decisions about their community's future.
The political climate in Wellington, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, SD is somewhat conservative. In Minnehaha County, SD 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Minnehaha county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 43.8%.
Minnehaha county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellington, SD is moderately conservative.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Sioux Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Wellington, South Dakota: R R d 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 Wellington, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $6,915 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $13,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)