McKenzie, ND County is a thriving community with many active citizens who are passionate about local politics and taking part in the democratic process. The county offers a variety of opportunities for those interested in running for office to become involved. Citizens have the chance to participate in town hall meetings, which are open to the public and provide valuable information about local issues. Additionally, important decisions can be made at the county level through voting on initiatives or referendum measures that directly impact McKenzie residents. The county encourages its citizens to get involved politically by staying informed and casting their ballots when election season rolls around. With an engaged citizenry, McKenzie County is well-positioned to ensure strong representation from its elected officials in all matters.
The political climate in McKenzie County, ND is very conservative.
In McKenzie County, ND 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKenzie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 15.0%.
McKenzie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McKenzie 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.
McKenzie, 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 McKenzie County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 351 contributions totaling $47,341 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $239,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $722 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)