Sheldon, ND is a small rural town in the North West part of the state. The town's politics are mostly centered around local issues that affect everyday life for the citizens. On the local level, decisions such as how to manage natural resources, taxation and zoning regulations are made by a city council elected from among the citizens and appointed officials from various government agencies. Candidates for these positions come from across the community and represent many different points of view. The candidates work diligently to address issues that matter most to their constituents, taking into account their needs and interests when making decisions. These decisions often have an impact on the entire community, so it is important that everyone is involved in understanding their local political process.
The political climate in Sheldon, ND is strongly conservative.
Ransom County, ND is moderately conservative. In Ransom County, ND 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ransom county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 38.5%.
Ransom county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheldon, ND is strongly conservative.
Ransom County, North Dakota is moderately 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.
Sheldon, North Dakota: R r 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 Sheldon, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $334 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)