Mentor, North Dakota is a small rural town in the southeastern region of the state. The population of Mentor is just over 500 people and the local government includes two Board of Commissioner members and a Mayor, who are all elected by the people of the community. These officials are responsible for carrying out the laws that have been set in place for their city. The city also has a number of other public offices such as the Fire Chief, City Clerk, Public Works Director and several others; each of which are appointed by either the Mayor or on behalf of the Board Members. As a small rural town, there is not much political activity but what there is centers around issues such as public safety, economic development and infrastructure improvements. Local elections can be quite competitive at times as residents vie for positions to serve their respective communities. Despite its size, Mentor believes in having its residents take part in local government which helps build stronger relationships within the community and allows them to work together to address any concerns or needs they may have.
The political climate in Mentor, ND is strongly conservative.
Divide County, ND is very conservative. In Divide County, ND 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Divide county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.0%.
Divide county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mentor, ND is strongly conservative.
Divide 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.
Mentor, 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 Mentor, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)