Lignite, ND is a small town located in the western part of the state with a rich history and culture. The politics of Lignite are largely influenced by community values and the local government. Like many small towns, there’s not much discussion about national politics; instead, the focus is on their local political system. Local politicians have worked hard to ensure that the constituents of Lignite are represented and taken care of, as evidenced by efforts such as increasing access to health care and improving living conditions for lower-income residents. While it’s true that some important decisions about Lignite are made outside the town borders, at the end of the day it’s locals who lead and shape policy within their own community.
The political climate in Lignite, ND is strongly conservative.
Burke County, ND is very conservative. In Burke County, ND 11.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.1% to 11.9%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lignite, ND is strongly conservative.
Burke 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.
Lignite, 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 Lignite, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)