Bismarck, the capital city of North Dakota, is an important political hub for the state. It is home to a wide range of political activities, from local elections to state and national governing bodies. The city’s mayor and seven-member city commission are responsible for the day-to-day operations of Bismarck. Additionally, the state legislature meets in Bismarck every even-numbered year, and both U.S. Senators from North Dakota have offices in the city as well. The public school district is also overseen by a board elected by local citizens, and active civic participation is encouraged at every level of government. With a focus on diversity and listening to all voices within the community, Bismarck has established itself as a center of government action that serves all residents equally.
The political climate in Bismarck, ND is moderately conservative.
Burleigh County, ND is very conservative. In Burleigh County, ND 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.3%.
Burleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bismarck, ND is moderately conservative.
Burleigh County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Bismarck 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.
Bismarck, 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 Bismarck, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,815 contributions totaling $536,623 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,790 contributions totaling $633,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)