Located in northwestern North Dakota, Mountrail County is a rural area that has historically relied on agriculture for its economic vitality. With a population of just over 7,000 people, Mountrail County is comprised of many small towns and communities. Politically, the county votes Republican and generally supports conservative candidates and policies. The local political landscape is shaped by the values of the people in the area which tend to be family-focused, fiscally responsible and pro-business. Local representatives work hard to ensure that Mountrail County's best interests are served and that its citizens receive quality services like education, healthcare, and economic growth. As such, the county continues to thrive with a low unemployment rate and diverse range of available opportunities for all residents.
The political climate in Mountrail County, ND is very conservative.
In Mountrail County, ND 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mountrail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.2%.
Mountrail county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mountrail 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.
Mountrail, North Dakota: r r d 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 Mountrail County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 446 contributions totaling $88,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $200,169 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $882 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)