Spiritwood, ND, located in the heart of North Dakota, is a small town with a population of roughly 500 people. Despite the small population, Spiritwood is home to a bustling political scene. Local politics are important here and many candidates have made their mark on the community. A few notable politicians include Mayor Bill Smith and Councilman James Brown, who have both been instrumental in leading the town through tough times over the years. Additionally, many state-level representatives have visited Spiritwood in order to meet with constituents and discuss issues affecting the community. In conclusion, while 58481 Spiritwood may be small in size it is certainly not short on political activity.
The political climate in Zip 58481 (Spiritwood, ND) is very conservative.
Barnes County, ND is very conservative. In Barnes County, ND 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 32.7%.
Barnes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58481 (Spiritwood, ND) is very conservative.
Spiritwood, North Dakota is very conservative.
Barnes 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.
Spiritwood, 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 58481 (Spiritwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)