Lakeville, ND is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of North Dakota. Despite its small size, Lakeville has an active political scene that keeps its citizens informed and engaged. The city council is composed of five members who are elected locally and responsible for making policy decisions on behalf of their constituents. Local elections for this council take place every two years, giving residents of Lakeville the opportunity to choose who will be representing them during the term. Additionally, Lakeville is home to several local political action groups that work to inform citizens about important issues facing the community and advocate for change when necessary. With such an active political atmosphere, Lakeville's citizens can stay up to date on current events and ensure that their voices are heard in local decision making processes.
The political climate in Lakeville, 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
Lakeville, 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.
Lakeville, 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 Lakeville, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $8,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)