Hamberg, ND is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is part of Grand Forks County and the county seat is located here as well. Politically, the town is represented on the county level by various elected officials including a county commissioner, sheriff, state’s attorney and other positions. On the local level, residents have the opportunity to elect city council members who handle issues such as public safety and economic development within the city limits. Hamberg is also one of many villages in North Dakota that have adopted a “home rule” charter allowing for an elected mayor and village council. As this form of government offers more autonomy to the local community it has helped to promote economic growth within its boundaries. In addition to local politics, citizens can also be involved in state politics by participating in elections for representatives at the state legislature. Residents can also participate in national politics by voting for members of congress and president. Overall, Hamberg provides its citizens with ample opportunities to get involved in politics both locally and on a larger scale.
The political climate in Hamberg, ND is very conservative.
Wells County, ND is very conservative. In Wells County, ND 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wells county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.6%.
Wells county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamberg, ND is very conservative.
Wells County, North Dakota 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.
Hamberg, 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 Hamberg, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $4,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)