The town of Picton, ND is a small rural community with a population of just over 200 people. Despite its size, Picton is a thriving hub for local politics and have seen many successful local candidates become elected in the past few years. The town is known for its strong sense of community and having residents who are actively involved in the political process. Residents of Picton take pride in being informed about local issues and working together to create effective solutions that benefit the whole community. There are several local political candidates running in upcoming elections who are passionate about bettering the lives of their neighbors and improving the area. With their support, it's likely that Picton will remain politically active into the future.
The political climate in Picton, 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
Picton, 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.
Picton, 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 Picton, 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 28 contributions totaling $3,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)