Ross, ND is a small rural town located in the Western part of North Dakota. With a population of just under 500 people, Ross is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its independent spirit and sense of togetherness. The politics in Ross are centered around local issues that affect the small town directly, such as taxes, education, and public services. Local elections are hotly contested and often provide the most important outlet for residents to have their voices heard. Candidates for office are usually well-known members of the community who have long track records of commitment to serving and advocating for their neighbors. While election season can be a heated one in Ross, ultimately everyone comes together in support of the town and its future.
The political climate in Ross, ND is strongly 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
Ross, ND is strongly 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.
Ross, 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 Ross, 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 10 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)