Hunter, ND is a small town in North Dakota with a population of just over 400 people. Despite its small size, the politics of Hunter are still important to residents and the surrounding community. The local political candidates running for office include long-time Mayor Steven Gifford and his opponent, newcomer Jake Johnson. Both candidates bring enthusiasm and dedication to their respective campaigns, and Hunter residents have an important task ahead of them in electing the leader who will best serve their needs. With election day quickly approaching, it will be interesting to see which candidate wins out and how their vision for Hunter will shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 58048 (Hunter, ND) is somewhat conservative.
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative. In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58048 (Hunter, ND) is somewhat conservative.
Hunter, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Cass County, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hunter, North Dakota: R R d 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 58048 (Hunter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)