Hillsboro, ND is a small town in North Dakota that is known for its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, the politics of Hillsboro are important to many residents. In recent years, the local elections have become more competitive and the issues that affect the people of Hillsboro are taken seriously. The current mayor of Hillsboro is Steve Sauer who has served for two consecutive terms. Under his leadership, the city has seen steady growth in infrastructure projects as well as improvements to public services. Other political figures in Hillsboro include State Representative Darrin Schoenberger, county commissioner John Grosz, and state Senator Brady Marthinsen. All of these representatives strive to ensure their constituents have what they need while also maintaining strong ties with their hometowns. As it stands now, Hillsboro is represented by strong and dedicated individuals who are committed to making a positive impact on their community.
The political climate in Hillsboro, ND is moderately conservative.
Traill County, ND is strongly conservative. In Traill County, ND 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Traill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 36.1%.
Traill county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, ND is moderately conservative.
Traill County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $8,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)