Tappen, ND is a small town in the United States with a population of about 1,000 people. Despite its size, Tappen is an important part of North Dakota politics. Local political leaders are expected to be actively engaged in the community and to be involved in state and national issues that affect the area. The current mayor of Tappen is Bob Larson, who has held the office since 2018. Bob has been dedicated to working with local business owners and stakeholders to improve the quality of life for all residents of Tappen. He also serves on various state committees and boards so he can stay informed on the policies being proposed by the state legislature. Several other local political candidates have recently declared their intent to run for office in Tappen including Bill Johnson for City Council, Jane Smith for County Commissioner, and Jim Jones for State Representative. All three candidates have strong ties to Tappen and want to make sure that its citizens are represented well at a state level.
The political climate in Tappen, ND is very conservative.
Kidder County, ND is very conservative. In Kidder County, ND 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kidder county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 15.1%.
Kidder county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tappen, ND is very conservative.
Kidder 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.
Tappen, 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 Tappen, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)