Freshwater, ND is a rural area in the Midwest with a population of around 1000 people. It is known for its strong sense of community and close-knit local government. The politics in Freshwater are made up of smaller campaigns that focus on the needs of the local population, and their representatives are chosen by the citizens to ensure their concerns are addressed. These representatives work hard to ensure that everyone's needs are met and they strive to make positive changes in Freshwater. Some current issues being addressed include improving public transportation, creating jobs, and strengthening education options. Local candidates for office work hard to gain support from the community in order to be elected and then serve the community faithfully while advocating for their beliefs.
The political climate in Freshwater, ND is strongly conservative.
Ramsey County, ND is very conservative. In Ramsey County, ND 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ramsey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 30.5%.
Ramsey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freshwater, ND is strongly conservative.
Ramsey County, North Dakota 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.
Freshwater, 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 Freshwater, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 217 contributions totaling $19,616 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $47,843 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)