Washburn Township, ND, is a rural community located in the heart of North Dakota. Even though it is not a large population area, its politics still have a major impact on the state and nation at large. Local political candidates vying for office in Washburn Township are often those who share the values and concerns of its citizens. They advocate for issues such as economic growth, agricultural support, access to healthcare, government transparency, environmental protection, and educational opportunities. These politicians often understand that Washburn Township is an important part of North Dakota's political landscape and work hard to ensure their constituents' voices are heard in government decisions. The people of Washburn Township take their politics seriously and choose their candidates carefully as they know that their votes can have a direct effect on not only themselves but the entire state of North Dakota.
The political climate in Washburn township (Griggs County), ND is strongly conservative.
Griggs County, ND is very conservative. In Griggs County, ND 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Griggs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 24.6%.
Griggs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washburn township (Griggs County), ND is strongly conservative.
Griggs 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.
Washburn township (Griggs 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 Washburn township (Griggs County), ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)