Leal, ND is a small town in the northern part of the state with a population of 872 people. It has recently been in the news for its local political scene. In this upcoming election season, there are three candidates vying for mayor of Leal: Jim Smith, Ruth Jones, and Rachel White. All three have different ideas and plans for the future of Leal, but they agree on the importance of maintaining its small-town charm. Jim Smith is an experienced businessman and community leader who wants to bring more business opportunities to Leal; Ruth Jones is a longtime resident who wants to focus on preserving Leal's natural beauty; and Rachel White is a recent college graduate who seeks to make Leal more technologically advanced and eco-friendly. With all three candidates having different visions for the future of Leal, it will be interesting to see which candidate comes out on top in the upcoming election season.
The political climate in Leal, ND is strongly conservative.
Barnes County, ND is very conservative. In Barnes County, ND 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barnes county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 32.7%.
Barnes county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leal, ND is strongly conservative.
Barnes 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.
Leal, 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 Leal, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)