Thorson, ND is a small town in the Midwest United States with a rich history and unique culture. The people of Thorson are all very active in local politics and take pride in their ability to keep their town safe and prosperous. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, county commissioner, sheriff, and city council members. These positions are highly contested and hotly debated by the locals due to their importance in helping shape the future of Thorson. Candidates must run on platforms that focus heavily on issues relevant to the citizens such as fiscal responsibility, economic growth, job creation, public safety, infrastructure development, environmental preservation and more. Issues like these have been hotly debated among members of the local community for many years as they strive to find the best solutions for their town. With passionate debate comes an engaged electorate that takes great pride in ensuring they elect leaders that reflect their values and will work hard to move Thorson forward.
The political climate in Thorson, ND is strongly conservative.
Burke County, ND is very conservative. In Burke County, ND 11.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.1% to 11.9%.
Burke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thorson, ND is strongly conservative.
Burke 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.
Thorson, 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 Thorson, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)