Scranton, North Dakota is a small rural town with a population of just over 500 people. The local politics in Scranton are mainly focused on issues that affect the entire community such as improving public services, supporting local businesses, and ensuring the economic well-being of all citizens. The mayor of Scranton is elected every two years and is responsible for making sure that the residents have access to essential services like fire protection, police protection, and access to quality health care. The mayor also works with the city council to make sure the budget is balanced and funds are available for necessary projects in the community. Additionally, there are several local political candidates who run for office each election cycle in an effort to represent the interests of their constituents and provide solutions to any issues that arise. All candidates must meet certain qualifications to be eligible to run for office.
The political climate in Scranton, ND is very conservative.
Bowman County, ND is very conservative. In Bowman County, ND 13.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bowman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.2% to 13.8%.
Bowman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scranton, ND is very conservative.
Bowman 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.
Scranton, 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 Scranton, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)