The politics in 57363 Mount Vernon, SD are predominantly centered on local matters that affect the everyday lives of residents. The small town's population is just over 4,000, and as such local elections have a large impact on how the town is run. With limited resources and varying perspectives on how to best use them, it is important for residents to stay informed about the issues at hand and the candidates running for office. Even though there are no current name candidates running for office at this time, it is still important to be aware of any upcoming initiatives or decisions that might be made by local leaders that could impact the future of Mount Vernon.
The political climate in Zip 57363 (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
Zip 57363 (Mount Vernon, SD) is very conservative.
Mount Vernon, South Dakota 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 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 57363 (Mount Vernon)
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)