The small town of 58838 Cartwright, ND is governed by a Mayor and City Council. The Mayor and City Council are elected through local elections every two years. This ensures that the residents of Cartwright have their voices heard in the decisions that are made about their community. The council members are passionate about representing their constituents and strive to make policies that benefit all citizens. They focus on economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and creating opportunities for everyone in the community. The mayor leads the city with a focus on collaboration between different stakeholders to ensure the best outcomes for the town. There is also an energetic spirit among the voters who participate in local elections and take pride in being part of an active democracy.
The political climate in Zip 58838 (Cartwright, ND) is strongly conservative.
McKenzie County, ND is very conservative. In McKenzie County, ND 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McKenzie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.7% to 15.0%.
McKenzie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58838 (Cartwright, ND) is strongly conservative.
Cartwright, North Dakota is strongly conservative.
McKenzie 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.
Cartwright, 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 58838 (Cartwright)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)