Northfield, ND is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of approximately 3,500 people and is known for its vibrant culture and close-knit community. Despite its size, Northfield has a thriving political landscape with many local candidates running for various offices. From the mayor to city council members, Northfield residents have a wide selection of candidates to choose from when it comes to local elections. The Northfield City Council is currently composed of seven members who are elected by citizens in their respective districts every four years. These council members are responsible for proposing and voting on legislation affecting the city, as well as overseeing budgets and finances. In addition, they also work with state and federal governments to bring resources into Northfield that benefit citizens such as infrastructure updates or economic development projects. No matter what their political views may be, the candidates for local office in Northfield have the common goal of making this small town a great place to live.
The political climate in Northfield, ND is strongly conservative.
Ramsey County, ND is very conservative. In Ramsey County, ND 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ramsey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 30.5%.
Ramsey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northfield, ND is strongly conservative.
Ramsey 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.
Northfield, 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 Northfield, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $7,936 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)