Wilton, ND is a small rural town with a population of just under 1,500 people. It is located in the northeastern part of North Dakota and borders Canada. The politics in the area are generally conservative, with most citizens favoring traditional values and policies. There is no local political representation in Wilton, as the town has traditionally only held local elections for mayor and city council members. As such, most of the political decisions in Wilton are made at the state or federal level, making it an important area for national politicians to reach out to during election seasons. Residents of Wilton, ND take an active role in expressing their views on current issues and electing those who share their beliefs and values. They also make sure to stay informed on the issues that affect them so they can make educated choices at the ballot box.
The political climate in Zip 58579 (Wilton, ND) is very conservative.
McLean County, ND is very conservative. In McLean County, ND 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.2%.
McLean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58579 (Wilton, ND) is very conservative.
Wilton, North Dakota is very conservative.
McLean 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.
Wilton, 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 58579 (Wilton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $5,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)