Lansing, North Dakota is a small town located in the heart of the state. The town has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to local values. While it may be small in size, Lansing’s political scene is alive and well. Local politics are largely driven by the Mayor and City Council. The Mayor sets an agenda that often focuses on economic development, traffic patterns, infrastructure improvements, and other important issues facing the community.
City Council members come from diverse backgrounds including professional politicians as well as those who serve simply out of a deep passion for public service. No matter their backgrounds though, all council members have one goal in mind: to make Lansing a better place to live for both residents and visitors alike. The City Council also provides input into how tax dollars are spent in order to ensure that Lansing remains fiscally responsible while still providing citizens with programs and services they need. Additionally, the city holds regular elections for local offices such as mayor or city council member so that residents can have their voices heard when it comes to deciding on local leaders.
The political climate in Lansing, ND is strongly conservative.
Towner County, ND is very conservative. In Towner County, ND 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Towner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.0%.
Towner county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lansing, ND is strongly conservative.
Towner County, North Dakota 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.
Lansing, 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 Lansing, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $7,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)