Hobart, ND is a small town located in the northern part of the state with a friendly and tight-knit community. The local political scene reflects this close-knit nature, as candidates for mayor and city council typically come from long-standing local families. People often run for office based on their relationship to the town rather than their political views, so it is not uncommon for elections to be decided by how well candidates know the people in Hobart. Campaigns are usually relatively low-key affairs focused on introducing candidates to potential voters, and most elections are won through grassroots campaigning and word of mouth. Residents of Hobart take pride in being able to govern themselves and as such, they take great care in selecting strong leadership that will ensure the continued success of their beloved town.
The political climate in Hobart, ND is strongly conservative.
Barnes County, ND is very conservative. In Barnes County, ND 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 32.7%.
Barnes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hobart, ND is strongly conservative.
Barnes 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.
Hobart, 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 Hobart, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 233 contributions totaling $60,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $25,644 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)