Richland County in North Dakota is a small rural county with an estimated population of just over 20,000 people. Despite its size, Richland County has a vibrant political landscape and is home to several local political candidates. The candidates run for office on a variety of platforms ranging from social justice to economic growth. Issues important to the county, such as health care access and infrastructure improvements, are discussed vigorously by the candidates during elections. Members of the community have access to information about each candidate through various town hall meetings and televised debates, allowing them to make informed decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Richland County, ND is very conservative.
In Richland County, ND 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.1%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richland County, ND is very conservative.
Wahpeton Metro Area 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.
Richland, 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 Richland County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 408 contributions totaling $60,579 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $17,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)