Norway, ND is a small rural town located in the northeast of the state. It is home to mostly working-class families and has a rich history rooted in farming and ranching. The politics of Norway, ND are mainly focused on issues that affect the local community, such as water rights, stewardship of the land, public education, and infrastructure development. Many of these issues are discussed at the local level by elected officials from both major political parties and other representatives from special interest groups. Local candidates for office must discuss their views on these important topics to gain support among voters. Through citizen engagement and deliberation, Norway's citizens have the opportunity to shape their own future and direct how their government operates at every level.
The political climate in Norway, ND is strongly 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
Norway, ND is strongly 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.
Norway, 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 Norway, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $26,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,777 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)