The small town of Blackwater, ND is known for its tight-knit community and strong values. While the town is not large enough to have a mayor or other elected position, it does have a few volunteer representatives that serve on the local school board and county governing body. These representatives are committed to upholding the principles of the town, such as neighborliness and respect for others. They work hard to ensure that all citizens of Blackwater have access to what they need in order to live healthy and productive lives. As an example of their commitment to the town, they recently passed a motion ensuring that all students could attend school regardless of their families’ financial ability to pay tuition fees. This decision was met with widespread support from both residents and visitors alike, demonstrating how much Blackwater values its citizens.
The political climate in Blackwater, ND is very conservative.
McLean County, ND is very conservative. In McLean County, ND 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.2%.
McLean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackwater, ND is very conservative.
McLean 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.
Blackwater, 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 Blackwater, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $5,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,369 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)