The politics of 58421 Carrington, ND are as varied and diverse as its people. In the town of just over 3,000 residents, a significant portion of its population is made up of families and individuals who have been living in the area for generations. These long-term residents are joined by newcomers from all walks of life and different political beliefs. The citizens of Carrington tend to be independent thinkers with a wide range of opinions on important issues such as public education, healthcare, immigration, and taxes. In terms of local politics, there are no current candidates running for office in Carrington. At the state level, North Dakota has 39 representatives in the House and 12 senators in the Senate who are chosen by voters across the state to represent their interests. There is also bipartisan representation at both federal and state levels so regardless of one's political leanings or party affiliation, there is a voice representing them at higher levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 58421 (Carrington, ND) is very conservative.
Foster County, ND is very conservative. In Foster County, ND 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Foster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.6% to 21.0%.
Foster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58421 (Carrington, ND) is very conservative.
Carrington, North Dakota is very conservative.
Foster County, North Dakota is very conservative.
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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.
Carrington, 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 58421 (Carrington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $6,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)