Sheridan, ND County is a small rural community located in the heart of North Dakota. Politics in this county are mainly centered around local issues such as economic growth, public safety, and the environment. Local elections have always been hotly contested between candidates from both major parties. The most recent election saw the re-election of incumbent County Commissioner Joe Smith, who has held office since 2012. He was joined by two new faces on the commission - Sue Miller and Tom Olson - both of whom ran on platforms of fiscal responsibility and environmental protection. Over the past few years, Sheridan County has seen an increase in political participation from citizens seeking to make their voices heard on issues ranging from property taxes to zoning regulations. Aspiring leaders in Sheridan County have a unique opportunity to help shape their community’s future through meaningful political involvement at all levels of government.
The political climate in Sheridan County, ND is very conservative.
In Sheridan County, ND 12.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheridan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 12.8%.
Sheridan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheridan 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.
Sheridan, 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 Sheridan County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $5,367 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)