Williams County, ND is a rural area located in the northeast part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement and engagement, with many lively political debates taking place amongst local residents. The county is home to several local political parties, ranging from conservatives to liberals. These parties are all actively engaged in promoting their platforms and getting their candidates elected to various public offices. Residents take an active interest in politics, often discussing the issues of the day at public forums and meetings. Every election season brings out passionate political arguments amongst different candidates and their supporters. Williams County also hosts several events each year designed to educate residents on the importance of voting and civic participation, as well as on more specialized topics such as environmentalism or community development. This level of engagement leads to strong voter turnout at every election cycle. In short, politics are alive and well in Williams County – it’s an important part of life here for many people.
The political climate in Williams County, ND is very conservative.
In Williams County, ND 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williams county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.9% to 15.1%.
Williams county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williams County, ND is very conservative.
Williston 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.
Williams, 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 Williams County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,435 contributions totaling $85,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 571 contributions totaling $147,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)