Barnes, ND County is a rural county located in the northeastern part of North Dakota. It is home to a diverse population with a strong agricultural heritage. The county is largely conservative and the politics tend to reflect this, with most local political candidates being of the Republican persuasion. The issues that are important to citizens of Barnes, ND County include continued support for farmers and ranchers, as well as improvements to public infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. Local government focuses on providing necessary services to its citizens while maintaining fiscal responsibility. In recent years, Barnes, ND County has seen an increase in new jobs and businesses which has helped boost the local economy. The citizens of Barnes, ND County take great pride in their community and look forward to continuing to invest in its future growth.
The political climate in Barnes County, ND is very conservative.
In Barnes County, ND 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 32.7%.
Barnes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barnes County, ND is very conservative.
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North Dakota is very 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.
Barnes, North 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 Barnes County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 344 contributions totaling $69,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $30,508 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)