St. Marys, ND is a small rural town located in the northeast corner of the state. Despite its small size, the politics in St. Marys are just as important to its inhabitants as those of any other town or city. The local government is comprised of a Mayor and four City Council members who work together to ensure that all citizens have a say in matters related to their community. This includes developing budgets, managing resources, and responding to new or revised laws that may affect St. Marys and its residents. The elected officials strive to keep the needs of their constituency at the forefront while making decisions that promote growth and prosperity within their borders. Every two years, local residents have an opportunity to exercise their right to vote for candidates running for office and make sure their voices are heard in local government decisions.
The political climate in St. Marys, ND is very conservative.
Ward County, ND is very conservative. In Ward County, ND 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 25.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Marys, ND is very conservative.
Ward 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.
St. Marys, 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. Marys, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $26,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $65,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $405 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)