Dodds, ND is a small rural town located in the eastern part of North Dakota. Although the population is relatively small, there is an active political scene within the community. Every two years during election season, local residents are invited to participate in local elections for representatives and mayors. Candidates who run for office usually make appearances at public events and forums to discuss their platform and ideas on how they would improve the community if elected. Local news organizations also provide coverage of these events so that everyone can stay informed about what’s happening in their community. All eligible residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates during each election cycle and help shape the policy decisions that will affect their lives.
The political climate in Dodds, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dodds, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Dodds, 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 Dodds, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)