Lightning Creek, ND prides itself on its small-town community lifestyle and strong sense of local politics. Local residents are passionate about their beliefs and actively engage in both civil discourse and elections to ensure that their voices are heard. There are many opportunities for citizens to get involved in the political process, from attending meetings of the City Council to making sure they're registered to vote. The current mayor is a strong advocate for the town's growth and works hard to keep it running smoothly. He has a great working relationship with the other members of the City Council and ensures that everyone's opinions are considered when major decisions are made. In addition, Lightning Creek has elected several representatives at both the state and federal level who work diligently to represent their constituents' needs and interests in legislative proceedings.
The political climate in Lightning Creek, ND is strongly conservative.
Adams County, ND is very conservative. In Adams County, ND 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.3%.
Adams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lightning Creek, ND is strongly conservative.
Adams 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.
Lightning Creek, North Dakota: R R R 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 Lightning Creek, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $191 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)