Washington, ND is a small city located in the northeast corner of North Dakota. Although the population of the city is relatively small at just under 1,000 people, it still plays an important role in local politics. The government of Washington is made up of a mayor and four council members who are all elected by the citizens of the city every two years. All decisions regarding ordinances, budgets, and other matters affecting the city are made by these five elected officials. Through their efforts, Washington strives to be a great place to live and work for its residents. They also work hard to make sure that the citizens’ rights and freedoms are upheld through fair representation on all matters affecting the entire community.
The political climate in Washington, 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
Washington, 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.
Washington, 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 Washington, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $6,730 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $6,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)