Howes, ND is a small town in North Dakota that is primarily agricultural. The town does not have any official local political candidates, and the democratic process of government is managed at a higher level. However, the people of Howes are passionate about their local politics and take great interest in regional and national elections. They are active participants in civic engagement projects, such as volunteering for projects and participating in public forums. This commitment to making Howes a better place shows with their participation in the election process, wherein they cast their votes for candidates who share similar values to them. Despite being a small town with no official local political candidates, Howes makes sure that its voices are heard within the larger context of politics in North Dakota.
The political climate in Howes, ND is moderately conservative.
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative. In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howes, ND is moderately conservative.
Cass County, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Howes, North Dakota: R R d 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 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 Howes, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $14,284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)