Wishek, ND is a small city nestled in the prairies of North Dakota. It is home to a tight-knit community that is passionate about their local politics. From school board decisions to county commissioner races, Wishek residents are highly engaged in the political process. Although there are no local politicians running in Wishek currently, citizens have been known to make their voices heard on issues important to them. This level of involvement has allowed the community to remain an active participant in the state's political landscape. With its size and location, Wishek is an important part of the larger political conversation in North Dakota.
The political climate in Wishek, ND is strongly conservative.
McIntosh County, ND is very conservative. In McIntosh County, ND 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McIntosh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 17.9%.
McIntosh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wishek, ND is strongly conservative.
McIntosh 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.
Wishek, 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 Wishek, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $875 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)