Central, ND is a small town located in the heart of North Dakota. Politically, Central, ND is mostly conservative and voted heavily for Republican candidates in the 2020 Presidential Election. The two major political parties represented in the local area are the Republican and Democratic Parties. Local elections typically feature a few candidates from each party vying for positions in city government. During these elections, community members come together to discuss issues that are important to them and listen to what each candidate has to offer. It is important to note that no matter which candidate is chosen, they all have the same goal: looking out for the best interests of Central, ND and its citizens.
The political climate in Central, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Central, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Central, 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 Central, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $3,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $512 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)