Hankinson, ND is a small town with a population of just over two thousand people. Despite its size, the politics in Hankinson are an important part of life for the community. Local elections are regularly held for positions on the city council and mayor to ensure that Hankinson’s interests are represented in the decision-making process. The local politicians work hard to make sure that Hankinson receives adequate services and resources, while still keeping taxes low for residents. Issues such as infrastructure development, safety, education, and economic growth also take priority within the political climate of Hankinson. Residents of this small town take their politics seriously and are passionate about ensuring a bright future for Hankinson.
The political climate in Hankinson, 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
Hankinson, 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.
Hankinson, 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 Hankinson, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $7,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,027 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)