West End, ND is a small town that is known for its tight-knit community and friendly people. Despite its size, there is an active political climate in the area as residents take an active interest in issues that affect their lives. The people of West End are passionate about keeping their community vibrant and empowered, and this passion extends to the politics of the area. Local residents often get involved with local campaigns or attend town halls to make sure their voices are heard. Though there may not be any specific candidates running for office in West End at the moment, the citizens of this town continue to stay engaged and advocate for policies they believe will positively contribute to their community.
The political climate in West End, ND is strongly conservative.
Richland County, ND is very conservative. In Richland County, ND 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.1%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West End, ND is strongly conservative.
Richland County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Wahpeton Metro Area 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.
West End, 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 West End, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $12,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)