Grand Forks AFB, ND is a military base located in the northeast corner of North Dakota. It serves as home to over 5,000 active duty and reserve airforce personnel. The base is run by the United States Air Force and plays an important role in protecting the United States and its allies from threats both foreign and domestic. When it comes to politics in Grand Forks AFB, ND, most of the local political candidates are running for office on a platform of national security, economic stability, and ensuring that military personnel have the services they need to be successful. Local politicians also frequently discuss topics such as veterans' affairs, education reform, transportation infrastructure improvements, energy efficiency initiatives, and water conservation. Additionally, issues like poverty alleviation remain important parts of their platforms. Given its long history of serving as an important military base for the United States Air Force, it should come as no surprise that local politicians in Grand Forks AFB are focused on public safety and empowerment for military personnel through programs such as job training and educational opportunities.
The political climate in Grand Forks AFB, ND is leaning conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Forks AFB, ND is leaning conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Forks AFB, 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 Grand Forks AFB, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,364 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)