Fort Yates, North Dakota is a small town located in the south-central part of the state. Despite its size, Fort Yates is home to some very active politics. The town has a mayor and four city council members that make up the local government and oversee city operations like street maintenance, snow removal, and other public services. Elections are held periodically to decide who will take office for each position. Local residents are encouraged to participate in the electoral process by registering to vote and attending elections to cast their ballots. Additionally, Fort Yates hosts an annual Political Forum in which local candidates can come together to discuss their views on important issues facing the community. Through these forums, residents have access to information on their candidates so they can make informed decisions when voting in elections.
The political climate in Fort Yates, ND is leaning liberal.
Sioux County, ND is very liberal. In Sioux County, ND 67.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 10.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sioux county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.8% to 21.8%.
Sioux county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Yates, ND is leaning liberal.
Sioux County, North Dakota is very liberal.
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.
Fort Yates, North Dakota: D D D D D D
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 Fort Yates, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)