Divide, ND County is a rural area with a population of around 4,000 people. It is served by local government at the municipal and county levels. The County Commissioners are elected by the residents to serve as their primary legislative body, while the Mayor of Divide acts as their executive leader. Each year, local residents have the opportunity to cast their ballots in numerous elections for local political candidates who represent them and their interests in local government. Political candidates come from all walks of life and bring various viewpoints to the table when they run for office. They are responsible for making decisions that affect the entire community and strive to uphold values that benefit all citizens within the county.
The political climate in Divide County, ND is very conservative.
In Divide County, ND 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Divide county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.0%.
Divide county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Divide 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.
Divide, 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 Divide County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $4,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $14,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)