Bismarck, ND is a city located in Burleigh County that has a population of 73,838 as of the 2019 United States Census. As the state capital, Bismarck plays an important role in North Dakota politics. Bismarck is represented by Republican Governor Doug Burgum and Lieutenant Governor Brent Sanford, along with a number of other GOP-controlled positions such as Secretary of State. The city also elects representatives to North Dakota's legislative body: two senators and four representatives are currently needed to fill the seats in District 42 and 43 in the North Dakota House and Senate. Bismarck is split between two congressional districts, with one representative from each district serving it in the US Congress. The politics of 58504 Bismarck are reflective of the overall political culture of North Dakota; Republicans hold a majority influence over both state and local offices.
The political climate in Zip 58504 (Bismarck, ND) is strongly conservative.
Burleigh County, ND is very conservative. In Burleigh County, ND 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.3%.
Burleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58504 (Bismarck, ND) is strongly conservative.
Bismarck, North Dakota is strongly conservative.
Burleigh County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Bismarck 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.
Bismarck, 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 58504 (Bismarck)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 580 contributions totaling $110,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 446 contributions totaling $176,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $397 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)