Gates, ND is a small town with a population of around 1,500 people. Despite its small size, the city is politically active and has an important role to play in local and regional politics. Gates has a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the residents of the city every two years. The mayor and council members are responsible for setting policy on issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and land use. The citizens of Gates also have opportunities to get involved in local politics by voting in elections or participating in campaigns for office holders. Additionally, there are numerous non-profit organizations that work to ensure that the citizens of Gates have a voice in how their community is managed. Through these efforts, Gates has become an important part of the political landscape in North Dakota.
The political climate in Gates, ND is strongly conservative.
Eddy County, ND is very conservative. In Eddy County, ND 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eddy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.4%.
Eddy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gates, ND is strongly conservative.
Eddy 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.
Gates, 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 Gates, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)