The small town of Osago, ND is governed by a mayor and four council members, all elected to their positions by the local residents. Each of the councillors have their own area of expertise and take on different duties within the community. The mayor serves as the voice for the citizens in any decision making process at the local level. In addition, they are responsible for creating and managing budgets that are used to fund various projects throughout town such as public works, economic development initiatives, public safety needs, and recreational spaces. The council members work together with the mayor to ensure that all citizens’ needs are heard and addressed accordingly. In doing so, they strive to make sure that Osago remains a safe and thriving place to live.
The political climate in Osago, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Osago, ND is moderately conservative.
Nelson 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.
Osago, 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 Osago, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $2,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $642 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)