Union, ND is a small town in the northern part of the state with a population of around 500 people. It is part of Grand Forks County and is served by the Union-Grafton Public School District. The local politics in Union, ND are mainly driven by the citizens who live here and strive to make their community better. There are several local political candidates that come from Union as well as neighboring towns. Each candidate has their own unique ideas for how to best serve the needs of the citizens in Union and promote growth for the future. Many of these candidates can be found on social media platforms where they share their thoughts and ideas on a range of topics from education, economic development, public safety, and more. Residents of Union come out in droves during election season to cast their votes for those candidates they believe will bring positive change to their community and county.
The political climate in Union, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area 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.
Union, 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 Union, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 357 contributions totaling $21,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $13,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)