Pratt, ND is a small town in the northern part of the state, with a population of 3,000. The town politics are managed by the local government which consists of a mayor and five city council members who are elected to two-year terms. The mayor and city council members work together to make decisions that affect the future of Pratt's citizens and help shape the community. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and budgeting are discussed at length to ensure that Pratt remains an attractive place to live for its citizens. Regularly scheduled town hall meetings give citizens an opportunity to provide feedback on proposed initiatives or changes that their local leaders may be considering. The Mayor also works closely with state legislators when needed to ensure that Pratt gets its fair share of representation and support from the larger North Dakota government
The political climate in Pratt, ND is very conservative.
McHenry County, ND is very conservative. In McHenry County, ND 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.8%.
McHenry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pratt, ND is very conservative.
McHenry 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.
Pratt, 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 Pratt, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)