New Salem, ND is a small rural town located in the Midwest of the United States. It is known for its friendly neighbors and beautiful landscapes, however, it has limited resources and opportunities available in terms of politics. Despite this, local citizens are passionate about community involvement and often take part in public forums to express their opinion on issues that are important to them. There are several organizations dedicated to promoting political dialogue and engagement within the town such as the New Salem Community Council, which meets quarterly to discuss topics like economic development and public health. Additionally, residents can join the League of Women Voters or participate in volunteer efforts at local charities that focus on issues like poverty alleviation or affordable housing. Although New Salem may not have any prominent political figures or parties running for office at the moment, its citizens remain committed to staying informed about politics and making decisions that have a positive effect on their community.
The political climate in New Salem, ND is strongly conservative.
Morton County, ND is very conservative. In Morton County, ND 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.3%.
Morton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Salem, ND is strongly conservative.
Morton County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Bismarck Metro Area 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.
New Salem, 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 New Salem, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $2,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)