Avon, ND is a small rural community located in the heart of North Dakota. Although it is small in size, its citizens take great pride in their hometown and work hard to ensure that Avon remains a safe and prosperous place to live. The politics of Avon center around local issues such as water rights, infrastructure improvements, education reform, taxes, and environmental regulations. At the local level, residents elect three commissioners who are representatives for the city on various matters. These commissioners work diligently with other elected officials as well as private citizens to create initiatives that will improve upon the lives of all those living in Avon. In addition to this, Avon also has a mayor who presides over all government matters and serves as an advocate for the people of Avon. There are also several committees that have been established to provide oversight and feedback on different aspects of life in Avon including zoning regulations and local ordinances. All these efforts help to ensure that Avon remains an attractive place to live while keeping its citizens informed about important issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Avon, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Avon, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
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.
Avon, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Avon, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $5,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)