St. Mary, ND is a small town in the heart of North Dakota. Despite its size, St. Mary is an active and politically engaged community. There are a wide range of local political issues that are discussed and debated, from voting rights to energy policy. Local candidates often seek election to various positions such as mayor or county commissioner in order to bring attention to these important topics. These elected officials strive to ensure that the residents of St. Mary have access to quality services and an equitable quality of life through well-thought out policies and legislation. The citizens of St. Mary take their civic responsibilities seriously and attend town hall meetings and other public forums to stay informed about politics in their hometown.
The political climate in St. Mary, ND is very conservative.
McLean County, ND is very conservative. In McLean County, ND 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.2%.
McLean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Mary, ND is very conservative.
McLean 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.
St. Mary, 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 St. Mary, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $5,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,369 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)