Clayton, North Dakota is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. The town is home to a diverse population with a strong sense of community and pride. While Clayton does not have its own local political candidates, residents are still engaged in the political process by voting in local, state, and national elections. Residents are also encouraged to participate in community events that raise awareness about local issues and provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on important topics. Additionally, Clayton recognizes the importance of staying informed about current political topics and events through media outlets such as newspapers and television news programs. By doing so, residents can stay up to date on what is happening politically in their community as well as across the state and nation.
The political climate in Clayton, 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
Clayton, 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.
Clayton, 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 Clayton, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)