Spring Lake, ND is a small town with a population of just under 2,000 people. It is located along the banks of the Red River and has been an important part of North Dakota’s history since its settlement in the late 1800s. While Spring Lake may not have a large population, it is an important part of the political scene in North Dakota. The area is represented by incumbent Rep. Tom Osborn (R-ND) in Congress and Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) in the Senate. Locally, residents are represented by Mayor Cheryl Langley who has held office since 2014 and the Spring Lake City Council which consists of five members elected at-large every two years. In addition to local representatives, Spring Lake also participates in county and state politics by sending delegates to vote in elections for their respective districts. Despite its small size, Spring Lake plays an important role in North Dakota politics, providing much-needed representation for its citizens at all levels of government.
The political climate in Spring Lake, ND is very conservative.
Ward County, ND is very conservative. In Ward County, ND 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 25.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spring Lake, ND is very conservative.
Ward County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot Metro Area 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.
Spring Lake, 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 Spring Lake, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)