58276 St. Thomas, ND is located in Mountrail County and is part of the state's northwestern region. The area has a strong conservative tradition, with many residents aligning themselves with the Republican Party. Local government officials are mostly Republican-leaning, and there has been an emphasis on reducing taxes and pushing for more local autonomy in recent years. The city council is made up of five members who are elected by a majority vote to serve four-year terms each. They work closely with the mayor to ensure that goals set forth by the community are met and that services such as water, sewer, roads, police protection, fire protection and other essential services are provided for all residents. There have been efforts to create better public spaces in recent years such as parks, sports fields and community centers; these initiatives have received both praise and criticism from local residents depending on their views.
The political climate in Zip 58276 (St. Thomas, ND) is very conservative.
Pembina County, ND is very conservative. In Pembina County, ND 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pembina county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 23.6%.
Pembina county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58276 (St. Thomas, ND) is very conservative.
St. Thomas, North Dakota is very conservative.
Pembina County, North Dakota is very 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.
St. Thomas, 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 58276 (St. Thomas)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)