Fargo, North Dakota is a vibrant city in the midwestern region of the United States. It is home to a diverse population with unique interests and concerns when it comes to local politics. The city’s government consists of an elected mayor who serves as the head of the executive branch, as well as a City Commission that works with the mayor to create local policies. Local elections are held every four years in Fargo and citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates in order to make sure that their voices are heard. Each election season, candidates from different political parties put forth their ideas on how Fargo should be run and residents get to decide which candidate will represent them best. In terms of major issues affecting Fargo, taxes, public safety, and economic development are all topics that garner significant attention during any election cycle. It’s important for residents of Fargo to stay informed about local politics so they can make sure their voices are heard by having an active role in the political process.
The political climate in Fargo, ND is leaning liberal.
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative. In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fargo, ND is leaning liberal.
Cass County, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fargo, 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 Fargo, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,610 contributions totaling $1,043,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,275 contributions totaling $3,352,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,474 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)