Portal, ND is a small town located in the western part of the state and is known for its tight-knit community. While the town has no local political candidates, citizens are very active in their involvement with state politics. Local politicians from both major parties regularly come to visit Portal to learn more about the community’s needs and concerns. The people of Portal take great pride in their involvement in the political process and ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government. Every election cycle, residents make sure they know who is running for office so that they can cast their ballots accordingly. No matter what party wins, Portal's citizens can rest assured that their voice has been heard.
The political climate in Portal, ND is strongly conservative.
Burke County, ND is very conservative. In Burke County, ND 11.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.1% to 11.9%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portal, ND is strongly conservative.
Burke 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.
Portal, 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 Portal, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)