Norway Township in Lincoln County, South Dakota is a small, rural community characterized by its agricultural heritage and strong sense of community. It is home to a population of just over 800 residents, with the majority of them being of German descent. While the township does not have any local political candidates, it does take part in state and national elections. In recent years, Norway Township has seen a focus on issues like economic development, infrastructure improvement, and environmental protection. These are areas that the county government works closely with local organizations to seek solutions for. Residents also take pride in their involvement in politics at the state and national level. This is illustrated by the high voter turnout rates during elections as well as their willingness to participate in civic activities such as town hall meetings or rallies for their chosen candidates. All told, Norway Township is a place where politics matters – both locally and nationally – to guarantee its citizens a bright future for generations to come.
The political climate in Norway township (Lincoln County), SD is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, SD is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, SD 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 37.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norway township (Lincoln County), SD is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, South Dakota is moderately 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.
Norway township (Lincoln County), 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 Norway township (Lincoln County), SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $43,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $5,853 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)