Cando, North Dakota is a small city located in Towner County. It is a tight-knit community of 2,300 people who are passionate about their local politics. The City Council is composed of five elected officials who make decisions on important issues such as budgets and zoning. Cando has been represented in the North Dakota State Legislature by Senator Frank Farrar since 2013 and Representative Richard Benning since 2018. These representatives work hard to protect the interests of Cando residents by advocating for funding for infrastructure projects, economic development initiatives, and other programs that benefit the community. From town halls to local forums, residents can always find ways to get involved with their government and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Cando, ND is strongly conservative.
Towner County, ND is very conservative. In Towner County, ND 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Towner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.0%.
Towner county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cando, ND is strongly conservative.
Towner 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.
Cando, North Dakota: R R d 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 Cando, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $21,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)