Makoti, North Dakota is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. It is part of Ward County, and like most rural areas in the state, much of the politics are centered on local issues within the community. There has been some debate on how to fund improvements to the local school district, as well as how best to manage resources in light of decreased budget allocations from the state. Residents have also banded together to oppose oil drilling proposals that have been proposed near their town. On election day, local citizens will come out in large numbers to show their support for candidates who share their values and goals for their community. The upcoming election is sure to bring plenty of lively discussion as candidates from both major parties make their case for what’s best for Makoti and its future.
The political climate in Zip 58756 (Makoti, ND) is very conservative.
Ward County, ND is very conservative. In Ward County, ND 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 25.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58756 (Makoti, ND) is very conservative.
Makoti, North Dakota is very conservative.
Ward County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot 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.
Makoti, 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 58756 (Makoti)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $4,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $679 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)