Brandon, ND is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is located in the southeastern corner of North Dakota and is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The town has a mayor-council form of government, where the mayor works with the city council to make decisions about the city's future. The current mayor of Brandon is John Klippstein who was elected in 2018 and will serve until 2022. The city council consists of six members who are elected by residents every two years. They set policy for public services such as education, health care, police and fire protection, parks and recreation, and transportation. In addition to these services, the town also works together with local businesses to promote economic growth. Local political candidates typically come from within the community and are often passionate about their chosen cause or issue. Many campaigns focus on improving existing infrastructure, creating new job opportunities, or advocating for social justice issues such as racial equality or LGBTQ rights. Regardless of who one chooses as their political candidate in Brandon, they can be assured that their voice will be heard at City Hall.
The political climate in Brandon, ND is very conservative.
Renville County, ND is very conservative. In Renville County, ND 16.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 16.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brandon, ND is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Brandon, 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 Brandon, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $5,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)