The Bismarck, ND Metro Area has a strong political culture that is shaped by the beliefs of its residents, local government, and state representatives. There are various elected officials who serve in the North Dakota Legislature to represent the interests of local communities. The legislative district offices have representatives from both major political parties in order to provide a balanced outlook. The office of the Governor of North Dakota also influences politics in the area and helps to set policy for the entire state. In addition, local activists and community groups play an important role in ensuring that their voices are heard through civic engagement and advocacy. All these entities come together to form a vibrant democracy where all voices can be heard.
The political climate in Bismarck Metro Area is very conservative.
In Bismarck Metro Area 28.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Bismarck metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.1%.
The Bismarck metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bismarck Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Bismarck, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bismarck Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,181 contributions totaling $598,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,258 contributions totaling $837,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)