Loam, ND is a small rural town with a rich history of civic engagement and local politics. With a population of less than 2000 individuals, citizens take an active role in their government and make sure that their voices are heard. Political issues such as property tax reform, education budgeting, and public safety initiatives are all important topics discussed within the community. Local elections have been fiercely contested in past years with strong candidates vying for each position. Despite its size, Loam has seen representation from both major political parties at the municipal level. This allows citizens to actively engage with local politics and ensure their priorities are being met by those they elect to serve them.
The political climate in Loam, ND is strongly conservative.
Cavalier County, ND is very conservative. In Cavalier County, ND 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cavalier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.5%.
Cavalier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loam, ND is strongly conservative.
Cavalier 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.
Loam, 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 Loam, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $28,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)