Morristown, MN (55052) is a small town in Rice County, Minnesota. It is home to roughly 1,000 people and has an emphasis on community-centered values. Morristown is served by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office and has a mayor-council style of government. The current mayor of Morristown is John Anderson who was elected in 2017 and his term will end in 2021. The city council consists of five members; two from each ward and one at-large member who serve four-year terms as well. The main focus of the council right now is providing for the safety and well-being of its citizens while working on infrastructure projects that will benefit the whole town. The city also puts time into supporting local businesses to help foster economic growth within their community. Community events such as the annual Fall Festival, 4th of July celebration, and seasonal farmers market are just some examples of how Morristown is making sure that everyone feels included and welcomed in their town.
The political climate in Zip 55052 (Morristown, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, MN is leaning liberal. In Rice County, MN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained narrowly Republican, 48.9% to 48.8%.
Rice county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55052 (Morristown, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Morristown, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Faribault-Northfield Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
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.
Morristown, Minnesota: d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 55052 (Morristown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)