The politics of Plainview, ND are a reflection of the values and beliefs of its citizens. The city is governed by a mayor and four-member city council, who are elected to two-year terms in staggered elections. Issues that have been put on the ballot in recent years have included land usage, economic development, infrastructure investments, and public safety initiatives. Residents take an active role in their government, participating in local events and engaging in conversations with their representatives to make sure their voices are heard. During election season, local candidates strive to create meaningful platforms to best serve the needs of Plainview’s residents. Voters take pride in being informed voters; they research each candidate’s positions on various topics before casting their ballots. This ensures that the people elected to represent them will do so with integrity and dedication.
The political climate in Plainview, 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
Plainview, 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.
Plainview, 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 Plainview, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)