The small town of Jim River Valley, ND has a population of about 10,000 people and is located in the state's north-central region. Despite its size, it has a vibrant political life that affects the lives of all its citizens. Local politicians from both major parties take part in biennial elections for county and state offices. Although these elections can sometimes be heatedly contested, the residents of Jim River Valley show a great deal of respect for the election process and its outcomes. Political debates are held prior to each election, allowing citizens to hear firsthand from their candidates on the issues that concern them most. During non-election years, local politics continues with regular town hall meetings where citizens can voice opinions and engage with local politicians and decision makers on issues related to Jim River Valley.
The political climate in Jim River Valley, ND is very conservative.
Stutsman County, ND is very conservative. In Stutsman County, ND 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stutsman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.2% to 26.9%.
Stutsman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jim River Valley, ND is very conservative.
Stutsman County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Jamestown 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.
Jim River Valley, 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 Jim River Valley, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,366 contributions totaling $58,216 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $27,373 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)