Dickinson, ND is a small city located in southwestern North Dakota. It is an important economic hub for the area and has a flourishing agricultural industry. The city is also home to Dickinson State University, which brings a large number of students and faculty to the area each year. Politically, Dickinson is a largely conservative city that generally votes Republican in local and national elections. Local politics are mainly focused on issues such as economic development, education, healthcare and infrastructure. The city council works hard to ensure the citizens have access to quality services and resources, while also providing guidance and oversight on local initiatives. Dickinson is represented at the state level by several politicians from both major parties, all of whom are eager to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard.
The political climate in Dickinson, ND is moderately conservative.
Stark County, ND is very conservative. In Stark County, ND 16.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 16.6%.
Stark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dickinson, ND is moderately conservative.
Stark County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Dickinson 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.
Dickinson, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Dickinson, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $29,893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 360 contributions totaling $275,293 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $765 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)