The town of Yellowstone, ND is a small community with a western atmosphere and close-knit community. Politically, residents prioritize protecting the environment and maintaining the rural character of the town. They also express an interest in small business initiatives that can bring jobs to the area. The local government works hard to ensure that all residents are represented fairly and given equal opportunities in terms of education and other public services. Local elections typically feature contested races between candidates from both major parties, although smaller independent candidates often join in as well. The mayor works closely with the city council to set agendas, pass laws, and manage public resources. Citizens of Yellowstone take great pride in their local politics, and they are known for being active participants in their representative democracy.
The political climate in Yellowstone, ND is strongly conservative.
McKenzie County, ND is very conservative. In McKenzie County, ND 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKenzie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 15.0%.
McKenzie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yellowstone, ND is strongly conservative.
McKenzie 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.
Yellowstone, 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 Yellowstone, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $4,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $17,358 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)