Whitestone, ND is a small rural town located in the midwest of the United States. The town has a population of just under 500 people and is governed by a Town Council. The Town Council is responsible for setting local laws, managing the budget, and providing services to citizens.
Local politics in Whitestone are relatively quiet compared to larger cities. Elections are usually held every two years, and the current mayor has been in office for over 10 years. However, there are still important issues facing the town that require attention from elected officials. These include improving the infrastructure of roads and bridges as well as making sure that all residents have access to quality education and healthcare services. Additionally, local politicians must grapple with how best to manage growth and development while still preserving a sense of community. In Whitestone, finding solutions to these issues requires cooperation between citizens, elected officials, and other stakeholders — something that is essential if this small rural community is to thrive into the future.
The political climate in Whitestone, ND is very conservative.
Dickey County, ND is very conservative. In Dickey County, ND 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 25.1%.
Dickey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitestone, ND is very conservative.
Dickey 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.
Whitestone, 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 Whitestone, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $4,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $8,720 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)