Yorktown, North Dakota is a small rural community located in the northeast corner of the state. Despite its size and relative isolation, it has an active political climate. Local issues are often discussed at town council meetings and other local gatherings, giving citizens an opportunity to have their voices heard. Civic engagement is strong, with many residents participating in the election process through voting or volunteering for campaigns. The city is represented by elected officials from both parties in state and local offices. Prominent local issues range from infrastructure development and educational funding to environmental protection and public safety. In addition, local candidates often focus on economic growth by highlighting the importance of small businesses, agricultural production, and tourism as important components of Yorktown’s economy.
The political climate in Yorktown, ND is very conservative.
Dickey County, ND is very conservative. In Dickey County, ND 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 25.1%.
Dickey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yorktown, ND is very conservative.
Dickey 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.
Yorktown, 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 Yorktown, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $3,807 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $9,033 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $502 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)