West Norway, ND is a small rural town located in the northwestern region of the state. The town has a population of around 1,500 people and a long history of local politics. Elections are held every two years for mayor and four city council members. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected to his third term in 2019. The council members are David Miller, Mary Anderson, Steve Johnson and Carl Peterson. All of these elected officials have worked hard to improve the quality of life in West Norway, ND by investing in infrastructure projects such as new roads and sidewalks, improving public safety initiatives such as increased police presence, encouraging economic development with tax incentives and grants for businesses to locate there, and supporting local organizations and schools. The residents of West Norway value their local politicians for their dedication to making their community better each year.
The political climate in West Norway, ND is strongly 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
West Norway, ND is strongly 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.
West Norway, 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 West Norway, 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)