# Kelly Armstrong

Kelly Armstrong is the Republican governor of North Dakota.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of North Dakota
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-ND-kelly-armstrong (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Armstrong has 16 classified statements in the current term.

## What Armstrong says (Current term)

16 classified statements: 16 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Armstrong | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.9% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 4.4% | 21 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 68.8% | 40.0% | 2 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.7% | 20 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 37.5% | 29.0% | 9 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 6.3% | 1.7% | 1 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 73% (Republican governors 18%); Energy 36% (Republican governors 7.2%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (Republican governors 19%); Education 18% (Republican governors 18%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (Republican governors 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.11), from 502 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2113711176513143194
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2056479774806048817
- 2026-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2054924752985170078
- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2054680964324897067
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2052735274158100788
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2052372882949329009
- 2026-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2052433281258488194
- 2026-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2052070893682344029
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2051648110213157075
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Armstrong_ND/status/2051708502633300351

## Links

- Official site: https://www.governor.nd.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.armstrongnd.com/
- X: https://x.com/Armstrong_ND

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-ND-kelly-armstrong