Oakwood, ND is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. With a population of only around 1,100 people, Oakwood is known for its close-knit community and family-oriented atmosphere. Despite its small size, Oakwood is home to many different political views and candidates. Locally, there are multiple town leaders vying for office in the upcoming election season who have various views and plans on how to best serve the people of the town. The local political candidates are working hard to engage with their constituents and make sure their platform resonates with the needs of the community. They all have different ideas on how to address challenges such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure projects. Though these candidates may have differing opinions on certain issues, they all agree that Oakwood’s continued success depends on working together to ensure that every resident has equal access to resources and opportunities.
The political climate in Oakwood, ND is strongly conservative.
Walsh County, ND is very conservative. In Walsh County, ND 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walsh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 27.9%.
Walsh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakwood, ND is strongly conservative.
Walsh 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.
Oakwood, 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 Oakwood, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $6,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $78,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $766 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)