Raymond, ND is a small town in North Dakota with a population of around 600 people. Although it is a small community, there are still politics at play in the town. Every year, local elections are held to choose the mayor and other representatives who will make decisions on behalf of the citizens. The people of Raymond have traditionally favored conservative candidates, and during recent elections have overwhelmingly chosen Republican nominees for various positions in the local government. The current Mayor is a Republican, and most of the council members are also from the same party. This reflects the political attitudes of citizens in Raymond who value small government and fiscal responsibility. Despite its small size, Raymond has become an important center for political discourse in North Dakota due to its unique location within the state's rural areas.
The political climate in Raymond, ND is somewhat conservative.
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative. In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raymond, ND is somewhat conservative.
Cass County, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Raymond, 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 Raymond, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 564 contributions totaling $76,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 389 contributions totaling $203,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $524 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)