Wheaton, ND is a small rural town in the central part of the state with a population of around 500 people. The town has two main governing bodies, the City Council and the Board of Commissioners, which work together to manage and oversee all aspects of city life. Locally elected officials include Mayor David Torrey, City Clerk James Hughes, and Police Chief Timothy Wolfe. Together these elected officials are responsible for deciding issues such as taxation statutes, land use plans, city services, and other local ordinances. Residents are encouraged to participate in the political process by attending monthly meetings at City Hall or voting in elections when available. Whether it's in regards to infrastructure projects or budget matters, residents can be sure that their voices will be heard and respected when they engage politically with their local government here in Wheaton ND.
The political climate in Wheaton, ND is strongly conservative.
Bottineau County, ND is very conservative. In Bottineau County, ND 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bottineau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Bottineau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheaton, ND is strongly conservative.
Bottineau 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.
Wheaton, 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 Wheaton, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $11,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)