Cogswell, ND is a small rural town located in the Midwest. Its politics are reflective of its size, with smaller local races being the primary focus of political discussion. Local elections often center on issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. Candidates for office can range anywhere from former teachers or business owners to current and former members of the community. The candidates must show dedication to their community and present a plan for how they can make Cogswell an even better place to live and work. Residents take great pride in their town and its politics and take part in the local elections with enthusiasm. Political debates among candidates often focus on topics that are important to the area, such as increasing economic development or protecting natural resources around the area. No matter who is elected, it is always a priority for them to prioritize their constituents’ needs over those of corporations or large companies.
The political climate in Cogswell, ND is strongly conservative.
Sargent County, ND is strongly conservative. In Sargent County, ND 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sargent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 35.7%.
Sargent county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cogswell, ND is strongly conservative.
Sargent 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.
Cogswell, North Dakota: r r 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 Cogswell, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $9,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)