Oberon, ND is a small rural town located in the Midwest. It has a long history of local politics with representatives from all political parties representing its citizens. Local elections are held every two years, with all citizens having an equal say on who will be their leader. The most recent election saw a new mayor and city council members take office, each promising to listen to the needs of the community and work together to ensure Oberon's future success. Political debates between candidates often focus on issues such as taxes, education, public safety, economic development and job creation. The current mayor and council continue to strive for transparency in their decision-making and open discussions with the public about any controversial issues that arise. All in all, local politics in Oberon remain vibrant and involved with citizens taking part in the process of electing officials who they believe will best serve them.
The political climate in Oberon, ND is leaning conservative.
Benson County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Benson County, ND 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benson county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 41.9%.
Benson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oberon, ND is leaning conservative.
Benson County, North Dakota is somewhat 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.
Oberon, North Dakota: r d D D 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 Oberon, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)