Starkweather, ND is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It has a tight-knit community and a rich history that dates back to the mid-19th century. The politics of Starkweather is dictated by its local government, with the Mayor of Starkweather currently serving as the leader of the town. The Mayor is elected by the people of Starkweather every four years and is responsible for creating and implementing laws that affect the whole community. Additionally, there are several members of the City Council who help to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard. These representatives are elected in staggered elections every two years, making sure that all citizens are represented fairly. In terms of national politics, Starkweather residents tend to vote Republican but also often elect more moderate candidates in order to work towards compromise between different political views.
The political climate in Starkweather, ND is strongly conservative.
Ramsey County, ND is very conservative. In Ramsey County, ND 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ramsey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 30.5%.
Ramsey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Starkweather, ND is strongly conservative.
Ramsey 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.
Starkweather, 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 Starkweather, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $572 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $7,836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)