Carpenter, ND is a small town in central North Dakota with a population of approximately 500 people. While it is largely rural and agricultural, Carpenter is politically active in its own ways. The residents of Carpenter are passionate about their local politics and take an active role in their own governance. They frequently hold meetings where they discuss issues such as infrastructure, education, and taxes. Many members of the community take part in these meetings to ensure that their voices are heard in the democratic process. Local candidates often come from within the community itself and have strong ties to the people they intend to represent. Although a small town, Carpenter takes great pride in its local politics and ensures that all of its citizens have a say in how their community is run.
The political climate in Carpenter, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, ND is strongly conservative. In Steele County, ND 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.0%.
Steele county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carpenter, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Carpenter, North Dakota: R 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 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 Carpenter, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)