Williams Township (Nelson County), ND has seen plenty of political activity in recent years as its residents have become increasingly engaged with local and national politics. The township is served by members of the Nelson County Board of Commissioners, which is responsible for managing the county's finances, overseeing zoning regulations, and representing the interests of the township's citizens. Elections for this body are held every two years, with local residents having a direct say in who will represent them. On the state level, Williams Township falls within North Dakota's 32nd Legislative District, which is represented by two members in the North Dakota House of Representatives. Those members work closely with their constituents to ensure that their voices are heard in Bismarck. Additionally, Williams Township is located in North Dakota's U.S Senate Districts, represented by both Democratic and Republican incumbents. These representatives also take an active role in discussing and addressing issues affecting their constituents on a federal level.
The political climate in Williams, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williams, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Williams, North Dakota: R R d 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 Williams, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $2,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)