Lankin, North Dakota is a small rural town located in northeastern North Dakota. With an estimated population of just over 500 people, Lankin is one of the smallest towns in the state. Despite its size, Lankin has a vibrant political community and is home to many local political leaders. The town has elected officials representing both major parties and it is not uncommon for candidates from each party to run against each other during elections. While most citizens lean towards either the Republican or Democratic Party, Lankin’s politics are often focused on local issues and decisions rather than on larger national issues. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, taxes, and economic development are among the main topics discussed by residents of Lankin during election season. While national political news may not be at the forefront of conversation in Lankin, its citizens take their right to vote seriously and have their say when it comes to shaping the future of their small town.
The political climate in Zip 58250 (Lankin, ND) is very conservative.
Walsh County, ND is very conservative. In Walsh County, ND 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walsh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 27.9%.
Walsh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58250 (Lankin, ND) is very conservative.
Lankin, North Dakota is very conservative.
Walsh County, North Dakota is very conservative.
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North Dakota is very conservative.
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VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lankin, 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 zip 58250 (Lankin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $995 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)