Mekinock, ND is a small town located in Grand Forks County. It is home to many hardworking people and has deep agricultural roots. The politics of the town have traditionally been rooted in conservative values with a focus on fiscal responsibility and support for local business. In recent years, Mekinock has seen an influx of more progressive views which has created a divide between those who support the more traditional values and the newer ideals. Local elections are often hotly contested with candidates from both sides of the political aisle vying for office. No matter who gets elected, the citizens of Mekinock can trust their representatives will work hard to ensure that their voices are heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Mekinock, ND is leaning conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mekinock, ND is leaning conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mekinock, 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 Mekinock, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $3,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)