Foster, ND County is a small rural community that plays an important role in local politics. The county has an active political landscape with individuals from both major parties engaging in the political process. Local politicians work hard to represent their constituents and keep them informed of important issues that affect the community. All local government decisions are made by elected officials and voters have the opportunity to vote for candidates who will advocate for their interests. The people of Foster, ND County take pride in having a strong democracy and view their local politicians as trusted leaders who work diligently to ensure the well-being of all citizens.
The political climate in Foster County, ND is very conservative.
In Foster County, ND 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Foster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.6% to 21.0%.
Foster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Foster 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.
Foster, 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 Foster County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $6,855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $9,462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)