Hankinson, ND is a small town located in Richland County. It is home to a population of just over 700 people, and is an integral part of life in the area for many locals. Politics in the area are largely focused on local issues such as taxes, education, and infrastructure development. A current hot topic in Hankinson's politics is a proposed tax increase on gasoline to fund local road improvements. The town also has two local political candidates running for office this year: Steven Jones and Jim Miller. Both candidates have focused their campaigns on improving healthcare access and expanding economic development opportunities in the county. They have both promised to prioritize the needs of regular citizens when it comes to decision making about taxes and other important issues that impact the Hankinson community. Voters will ultimately decide which candidate can best deliver on their promises come election day.
The political climate in Zip 58041 (Hankinson, ND) is strongly 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 58041 (Hankinson, ND) is strongly conservative.
Hankinson, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Hankinson, 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 58041 (Hankinson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $7,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,027 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)