Afton, North Dakota is a small town located in the northeastern corner of the state. The town has a population of about 950 people and is known for its quaint downtown area and picturesque views of the nearby farmland. In terms of politics, Afton is part of the larger Grand Forks County and is predominately Republican. Local government is run by an elected Mayor and City Council, who work together to make decisions that best serve the community. Afton regularly holds elections for mayor and council members, and encourages its citizens to stay informed and engaged with local politics.
The political climate in Afton, ND is strongly conservative.
Ward County, ND is very conservative. In Ward County, ND 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ward county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 25.8%.
Ward county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Afton, ND is strongly conservative.
Ward County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot Metro Area 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.
Afton, 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 Afton, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 374 contributions totaling $51,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 465 contributions totaling $160,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)