Wells, ND County is a vibrant rural community located in the Midwest region of the United States. Politically, the county is represented at various levels of government by both Democratic and Republican candidates. At the state level, North Dakota citizens are represented by two senators and one House member who are all Republicans. On the local level, several smaller towns in Wells county have their own city councils and mayors that are chosen by local residents to represent them in political decisions. The commissioners of each town are also elected representatives who hold office for four year terms. Decisions made by these political bodies directly affect the welfare of Wells County residents as they determine how public funds will be used to improve local services such as schools, roads, parks, and public safety measures. In addition to local elections, there is also an annual Wells County Fair which offers residents a chance to come together to learn about local issues and meet with their representative officials. All in all, there is plenty of political activity happening in Wells County that keeps its citizens engaged and informed about important topics affecting their lives.
The political climate in Wells County, ND is very conservative.
In Wells County, ND 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wells county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.6%.
Wells county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wells County, ND is very conservative.
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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.
Wells, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Wells County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $3,229 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $10,963 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)