Prescott, ND is a small town with a population of about 500 people. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the leader and the council members making up the legislative body. The Mayor and Council are responsible for enacting laws, setting taxes, managing local resources, and working to ensure that Prescott remains a safe and welcoming place for its residents. The city is currently led by Mayor Mark Smith who was elected in 2019. The current City Council consists of four members representing different districts within Prescott. The Town Council meetings are open to the public and held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Prescott residents enjoy having their voice heard in local politics and take an active interest in keeping their community safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Prescott, ND is very conservative.
Renville County, ND is very conservative. In Renville County, ND 16.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 16.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prescott, ND is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Prescott, 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 Prescott, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)