Barney, ND is a small town located in the state of North Dakota. It has a population of just over 500 people, and as such, does not have any local political candidates running for office. The citizens of Barney primarily vote on issues or referendums that come up in their state legislature. These issues often focus on topics such as taxes, education, and infrastructure. When voting on these matters, the people of Barney rely heavily on the opinions of their leaders and local representatives in order to make informed decisions. Each election cycle brings with it an opportunity for residents to have their voices heard and to make sure that their views are taken into account when making important decisions for their town and state as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 58008 (Barney, ND) is very conservative.
Richland County, ND is very conservative. In Richland County, ND 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.1%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58008 (Barney, ND) is very conservative.
Barney, North Dakota is very conservative.
Richland County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Wahpeton 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.
Barney, 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 58008 (Barney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $3,065 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)