Shepherd, ND is a small town located in the northern part of the state, with a vibrant community and terrific school system. Despite its small size, Shepherd remains politically engaged and active. The town is represented by both state and federal representatives who work together to advocate for the interests of their constituents. Every election season brings out passionate residents eager to learn more about their candidates and have their voices heard. Currently, the mayor of Shepherd is Joseph Johnson, a long-time resident who has been in office since 2015. Johnson's platform focuses on keeping taxes low while increasing access to public services such as libraries and parks for all citizens. He also emphasizes fiscal responsibility when it comes to approving building projects and maintaining infrastructure in Shepherd. Overall, the politics of Shepherd are characterized by an emphasis on small-town values combined with a commitment to responsible stewardship of public resources.
The political climate in Shepherd, ND is very conservative.
Walsh County, ND is very conservative. In Walsh County, ND 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walsh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 27.9%.
Walsh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shepherd, ND is very conservative.
Walsh County, North Dakota 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.
Shepherd, 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 Shepherd, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)