Mount Vernon, SD is a small city with a population of about 3,000 people. It is well-known for its strong community spirit and sense of togetherness, which is reflected in its political atmosphere. The town has an open and participatory approach to local politics, welcoming involvement from all members of the community. Local elections are highly contested, with different candidates offering their own unique ideas and proposals to improve the town. There is a friendly rivalry between candidates that encourages dialogue and engagement amongst all members of the community. Every election cycle brings out passionate voters who are eager to make their voices heard and enact change in their city. This allows Mount Vernon to have an active political environment that gives everyone a chance to be involved in the decision-making process and shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Mount Vernon, SD is very conservative.
Davison County, SD is very conservative. In Davison County, SD 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.3%.
Davison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon, SD is very conservative.
Davison County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell 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.
Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $4,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)