The small town of Pekin, ND is located in the northwest part of the state and is home to a population of around 500 people. It is a close knit community that values its local politics. There are several elected officials who serve the citizens of Pekin, such as the mayor, city council members, and school board trustees. These individuals strive to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met through long-term planning and decision making while keeping in line with their budgeting goals. Residents can attend community meetings to have their voices heard on important local issues or take part in various civic engagement activities. The town has also formed an active Political Action Committee (PAC) to help residents stay informed about politics at all levels and become involved in making a difference.
The political climate in Zip 58361 (Pekin, ND) is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58361 (Pekin, ND) is strongly conservative.
Pekin, North Dakota is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Pekin, 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 58361 (Pekin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)