Russell, ND is a small town located in the state of North Dakota. It has a close-knit community and is home to many longtime residents with deep roots in the area. The politics in Russell are reflective of its rural nature and conservative values. Local elections are often dominated by candidates who espouse traditional values such as fiscal responsibility, keeping taxes low, and protecting local businesses. Issues of importance to Russell residents include maintaining the town’s roads and infrastructure, improving public safety, developing recreational activities for youth, and preserving the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside. Residents of Russell take an active interest in political issues and make their voices heard at the ballot box every election cycle.
The political climate in Russell, ND is very conservative.
LaMoure County, ND is very conservative. In LaMoure County, ND 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, LaMoure county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 23.7%.
LaMoure county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Russell, ND is very conservative.
LaMoure 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.
Russell, 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 Russell, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $4,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)