Kenmare, ND is a small town located in the northwest part of the state with a population of just over 1,000 people. It has been part of Ward County since 1915 and is known for its friendly, rural atmosphere. Politics in Kenmare tend to be conservatively leaning with many emphasizing fiscal responsibility and limited government intervention. Local political candidates from both major parties often focus on issues that directly affect the town such as taxation, healthcare, education, and infrastructure development. However, they also keep an eye on larger state and national politics that may have an impact on the town's residents. Ultimately, local politicians strive to represent the diverse views of their constituents while advocating for their interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Kenmare, ND is strongly conservative.
Ward County, ND is very conservative. In Ward County, ND 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 25.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenmare, ND is strongly conservative.
Ward County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot 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.
Kenmare, 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 Kenmare, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)