Hawkeye Township in Divide County, ND is a small town with a population of around 400 people. It is an area that takes great pride in its local politics, as the majority of the citizens are deeply invested in who represents them at city, county and state levels. Each election cycle produces a number of competitive candidates who are motivated to create positive change for the community. These candidates have all been active members of the township and come from various backgrounds representing different facets of Hawkeye’s culture. Town meetings provide residents with an opportunity to voice their opinions and engage with their elected representatives on issues ranging from infrastructure development to public safety. The current mayor is Martin Smith, who has served since 2010 and has seen success from his efforts to improve transportation as well as build several new parks and recreational facilities in the town. All citizens of Hawkeye Township take great pride in their political involvement and strive each day to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Hawkeye township (Divide County), ND is strongly conservative.
Divide County, ND is very conservative. In Divide County, ND 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Divide county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.0%.
Divide county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawkeye township (Divide County), ND is strongly conservative.
Divide 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.
Hawkeye township (Divide County), 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 Hawkeye township (Divide County), ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $4,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)