The politics of Grand Forks, ND Metro Area are focused on providing residents with the best quality of life possible. Grand Forks is a vibrant community that is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. It has strong support for its local businesses, education system, and public services. Politically, local government works hard to ensure the area remains a safe and prosperous place to live and work. The city council, led by Mayor Tim Mahoney, works with state legislators on initiatives that will benefit all residents of the Metro Area. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to get involved in political activities such as voting and attending city meetings so their voices may be heard. By working together, the people of Grand Forks can ensure their hometown remains a great place to call home.
The political climate in Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Grand Forks Metro Area 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Grand Forks metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 39.5%.
The Grand Forks metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Forks, North Dakota: R R d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Grand Forks Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,375 contributions totaling $477,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 976 contributions totaling $369,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)