Medora, ND is a small town in western North Dakota with a population of just 131 people. Despite its small size, Medora has an active political landscape that influences the local community. At the city level, there are two governing bodies: the City Council and the Mayor. The City Council works to carry out the wishes of the citizens by enacting legislation and making decisions about issues like land use and zoning. The Mayor is responsible for setting policy goals and advocating for them in a variety of ways. Residents of Medora have plenty of opportunities to get involved in local politics, from attending City Council meetings to running for office themselves. There are no current local political candidates in Medora, but residents are encouraged to take part in civic dialogue and stay informed on all matters that affect their community.
The political climate in Medora, ND is strongly conservative.
Billings County, ND is very conservative. In Billings County, ND 11.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Billings county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 11.3%.
Billings county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medora, ND is strongly conservative.
Billings 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.
Medora, 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 Medora, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $89,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,788 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)