Mountrail, ND is a small town in the northwest region of the state. It is relatively rural with a population of just under 1000 people. Despite its small size, the politics in Mountrail are important. Local elections for county commissioner and other positions occur every few years and these races often draw significant attention from Mountrail residents who want to ensure their voices are heard at the local level. While there are no specific political candidates running in Mountrail this year, residents still take an active interest in local issues and debates, making sure their opinions are accounted for when decisions are made that affect their community.
The political climate in Mountrail, ND is moderately conservative.
Mountrail County, ND is very conservative. In Mountrail County, ND 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mountrail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.2%.
Mountrail county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mountrail, ND is moderately conservative.
Mountrail 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.
Mountrail, 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 Mountrail, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 321 contributions totaling $39,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)