Stewart Township, located in Barnes County, ND, is a small rural community with a population of just over 3,000. It is known for its tight-knit community and quaint atmosphere. Politics in Stewart Township are largely governed by the Republican Party, which holds most of the local office positions. The township holds elections every two years for mayor, town council members, and other township offices. Voters in Stewart Township take part in state and national elections as well, but there is often more enthusiasm around local elections due to their direct effect on the daily lives of residents. Local politicians tend to focus on issues that affect the community directly such as road maintenance and access to public services.
The political climate in Stewart township (Barnes County), ND is strongly conservative.
Barnes County, ND is very conservative. In Barnes County, ND 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 32.7%.
Barnes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stewart township (Barnes County), ND is strongly conservative.
Barnes 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.
Stewart township (Barnes County), 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 Stewart township (Barnes County), ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 233 contributions totaling $60,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $25,869 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)