Stark, ND County is a rural area located in the Midwest of the United States. It has a small population and a strong community spirit. Politically, Stark is known for its traditional conservative leanings. The local political landscape revolves around small-town issues such as water and land use rights, public safety, and economic development initiatives. In recent years, there have been more progressive candidates running for local office. These candidates have been focusing on sustainability initiatives and supporting small businesses in their campaigns. Certain candidates have also voiced commitments to fighting climate change and improving infrastructure in the county. Despite being a traditionally conservative county, Stark residents are open to new perspectives from these progressive candidates when it comes to making decisions that will benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Stark County, ND is very conservative.
In Stark County, ND 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 16.6%.
Stark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stark County, ND is very conservative.
Dickinson 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.
Stark, 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 Stark County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $39,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 465 contributions totaling $314,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $676 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)