Hazen is a small town located in the state of North Dakota, with a population of just over 2,300 people. The political climate in Hazen is dominated by conservative values due to its rural setting and traditional values. Local politics focus primarily on issues that directly affect the citizens of Hazen, such as taxation, economic development, infrastructure improvements and public safety. The Mayor of Hazen is currently Joe Beckett, who was elected in 2019. The City Council members are also elected every four years and are responsible for making decisions that benefit the town as a whole. The most recent election was held in 2020 and saw incumbent mayor Joe Beckett re-elected along with two new council members who ran on platforms of fiscal responsibility and economic growth for the city.
The political climate in Hazen, ND is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, ND is very conservative. In Mercer County, ND 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 15.1%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hazen, ND is strongly conservative.
Mercer 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.
Hazen, 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 Hazen, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $7,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $10,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)