Rusland, ND is a small town located in the eastern half of the state. The community is known for its friendly atmosphere and tight-knit sense of community. As such, politics tend to be a big part of life in Rusland. Local residents are passionate about participating in their local political process, with many residents taking an active role in helping shape the future of their beloved town. There are several political candidates that run for positions within the city council, school board, and other municipal bodies. These candidates all work hard to ensure that they are representing the best interests of the people and providing them with a voice on issues affecting their community. With so much passion from local citizens, it’s no surprise that Rusland remains one of North Dakota’s most vibrant towns politically speaking.
The political climate in Rusland, ND is strongly conservative.
Wells County, ND is very conservative. In Wells County, ND 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wells county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.6%.
Wells county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rusland, ND is strongly conservative.
Wells 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.
Rusland, 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 Rusland, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $4,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)