Golden Valley, North Dakota is a small town with a population of just under 1,000 people. The local politics in Golden Valley are closely tied to the needs of the community and are focused on creating an atmosphere where all citizens can thrive. The mayor and city council work together to ensure that the basic needs of its citizens are met while also encouraging public engagement in local government. Local planning and zoning boards help to create an inclusive environment that encourages growth while maintaining a sense of community. Residents can participate in various events and activities like town hall meetings, open forums or even voting on local ballot initiatives to help shape the future of their town. In order to stay transparent and accountable to its constituents, Golden Valley regularly shares updates on upcoming projects and gives citizens the opportunity to voice their opinion about local matters.
The political climate in Golden Valley, ND is very conservative.
Mercer County, ND is very conservative. In Mercer County, ND 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.5% to 15.1%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Golden Valley, ND is very conservative.
Mercer 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 Valley, 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 Valley, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)