Gerrard, ND is a small rural community located on the eastern border of North Dakota. It is known for its friendly, close-knit atmosphere and strong sense of community. The political environment in Gerrard is quite conservative, as is typical in many rural areas. Despite this conservatism, locals are deeply engaged in local politics and take their civic responsibility seriously. Locals have a variety of political leanings but overall work towards maintaining a healthy balance between individual rights and collective responsibilities. Locals regularly attend town hall meetings and participate in other forms of political engagement to ensure that the community remains on track with important policy issues and decisions that will affect the town’s future. Gerrard residents also take pride in voting during elections and regularly seek out information about local candidates so they can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their ballot.
The political climate in Gerrard, 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
Gerrard, 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.
Gerrard, 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 Gerrard, 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 23 contributions totaling $22,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $978 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)