Gibbs, North Dakota is a small rural town located in the southeast corner of the state. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and serves as an agricultural center for the region. The people of Gibbs have traditionally been politically conservative and have voted consistently for Republican candidates in local, state, and federal races. While there are no current local political candidates running for office in Gibbs, North Dakotans generally take their civic duties seriously and strive to promote policies that benefit their community and its citizens. In recent years, economic development initiatives have been put forward by local governments in attempt to bring more business to the area and provide jobs for residents. Despite its small size, politics in Gibbs remain important to both the townspeople and their elected representatives who work to bring about positive change in this rural part of North Dakota.
The political climate in Gibbs, ND is very conservative.
Burleigh County, ND is very conservative. In Burleigh County, ND 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.3%.
Burleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gibbs, ND is very conservative.
Burleigh County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Bismarck Metro Area 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.
Gibbs, 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 Gibbs, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,235 contributions totaling $425,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,348 contributions totaling $456,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)