The small town of Clay, ND is a vibrant and close-knit community. While the town does not have its own local political candidates or a large population, it still has a thriving political landscape. Residents of Clay are politically engaged and often participate in town meetings to discuss relevant issues and their effects on the community. Additionally, citizens take part in local elections to ensure their voices are heard on important matters like education, infrastructure, and taxation. As a result, Clay residents stay informed about political developments within the city limits and beyond, making sure that they can confidently cast their ballots for candidates who will represent them best.
The political climate in Clay, ND is very conservative.
Renville County, ND is very conservative. In Renville County, ND 16.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 16.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clay, ND is very conservative.
Renville County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot 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.
Clay, 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 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 Clay, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $5,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)