Minot, North Dakota is located in Ward County and is the county seat. It has a population of over 40,000 people and is the fourth largest city in the state. Politically, Minot operates under a Mayor-Council form of government which focuses on strong fiscal management to ensure that resources are used efficiently. The Mayor is elected at large every two years and the nine Council Members are part of single-member districts. The City Council meets monthly to discuss various issues impacting Minot and its residents. In addition, the City Council enacts ordinances that regulate various aspects of life within Minot such as property taxes, zoning regulations, public safety initiatives, and more. While local political candidates may vary from election to election, it is important to note that all Minot residents have an opportunity to participate in elections and have their voices heard through their vote.
The political climate in Zip 58707 (Minot, ND) is moderately 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 58707 (Minot, ND) is moderately conservative.
Minot, North Dakota is moderately 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.
Minot, 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 58707 (Minot)
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)