Golden, ND is a small rural town in the Midwest region of the United States. The town is governed by a city council and mayor, who all work together to address local concerns and issues. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will be in power and serve as representatives for Golden's citizens. The main issues facing the town are infrastructure improvements, economic growth, educational opportunities, and environmental protection. Politically speaking, Golden tends to lean more conservatively than most towns in the country. While there are debates over certain topics, most of the residents share a general consensus that government should be limited and individual rights should be respected. There is also an active volunteerism culture within Golden that allows for citizens to become involved in their community and make tangible differences locally.
The political climate in Golden, ND is strongly conservative.
Walsh County, ND is very conservative. In Walsh County, ND 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walsh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 27.9%.
Walsh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Golden, ND is strongly conservative.
Walsh 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.
Golden, 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 Golden, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $5,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $5,360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)