Mercer County, North Dakota is a rural county located in the north-central portion of the state. While the county has a small population, those who call Mercer County home are proud to be part of the local community. The political landscape of Mercer County is dominated by grassroots efforts, with local citizens coming together to discuss and decide on issues that are important to them on a daily basis. There are no major political candidates or parties running for office in Mercer County; instead, any elected officials are typically chosen through consensus and collaboration between citizens and local organizations. This system allows for representatives who understand the needs of the community and strive to address them thoughtfully and effectively.
The political climate in Mercer County, ND is very conservative.
In Mercer County, ND 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 15.1%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mercer 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.
Mercer, 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 Mercer County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $7,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $15,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)