Bismarck, ND 58505 is the state capital of North Dakota and is known for its vibrant political climate. The city has a population of around 72,000 people and is anchored by the North Dakota State Capitol building. Bismarck's politics are shaped by the city's diverse demographic makeup. It includes an equal mixture of Republicans, Democrats, Independents and other non-party affiliated voters which makes it one of the most politically diverse cities in the state. On the local level, Bismarck politicians focus on issues such as economic development, environmental protection, education reform and public safety. Local candidates come from both major parties as well as third parties such as the Libertarian Party and Green Party. The citizens of Bismarck are active in local elections and take their civic responsibilities seriously. They are engaged in their community and strive to make sure that their voices are heard on important political matters.
The political climate in Zip 58505 (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 58505 (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 58505 (Bismarck)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)