Walcott, ND is a small town of around 630 people located in the far northeast corner of North Dakota. The town has its own mayor and city council, who are responsible for making decisions that will benefit their constituents. In local elections, the residents of Walcott come together to elect two city council members every two years as well as a mayor every four years. Issues and topics such as zoning laws, public safety, and economic development are commonly discussed during election season. Local candidates must demonstrate their knowledge and commitment to the needs of the community in order to be successful in gaining votes from their constituents. As a small rural town in North Dakota, politics in Walcott are localized and centered around providing what's best for the citizens of 58077.
The political climate in Zip 58077 (Walcott, ND) is very conservative.
Richland County, ND is very conservative. In Richland County, ND 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.1%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58077 (Walcott, ND) is very conservative.
Walcott, North Dakota is very conservative.
Richland County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Wahpeton 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.
Walcott, 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 58077 (Walcott)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $2,227 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)