Wales, ND is a small town located in Williams County with a population of about 157 people. The community is served by the Williams County Commission and led by its three officials: Commissioner Eric Brandt, Commissioner Michael Montplaisir, and Commissioner John Fjeldahl. As a rural North Dakota town, many of the local politics revolve around maintaining the small-town lifestyle while also continuing to provide adequate resources for its residents. Recently, the commission has been working on a plan to increase public safety services and invest in infrastructure improvements to ensure Wales remains an attractive place to live. In addition, they have been actively discussing ways to increase economic opportunity and create jobs throughout the area. The commissioners are committed to making sure that Wales remains an ideal place for its residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 58281 (Wales, ND) is strongly conservative.
Cavalier County, ND is very conservative. In Cavalier County, ND 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cavalier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.5%.
Cavalier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58281 (Wales, ND) is strongly conservative.
Wales, North Dakota is strongly conservative.
Cavalier 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.
Wales, 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 58281 (Wales)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 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)