Eldon, ND is a small town located in the Northwestern United States. Although it is a small community, politics plays an important role in Eldon's governance. The city operates under the mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as chief executive officer and the council members representing the various districts of the city. Elections are held every two years to select new members for both the mayor's office and the council. The residents of Eldon are proud of their local political representatives, who strive to promote economic development and improve quality of life for all citizens. Additionally, they often collaborate with state and federal agencies to ensure that state laws and regulations are implemented correctly. The people of Eldon are committed to responsible civic engagement and take pride in their local politics.
The political climate in Eldon, ND is moderately conservative.
Benson County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Benson County, ND 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benson county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 41.9%.
Benson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eldon, ND is moderately conservative.
Benson County, North Dakota is somewhat 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.
Eldon, North Dakota: r d D D 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 Eldon, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $9,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)