The small town of Brightwood, ND is an important part of the state's political landscape. The local government is made up of a mayor and four council members who form the primary decision-making body in the area. The town has its own city charter and policies that are administered by the mayor and council members to ensure smooth governance for its citizens. Local elections are held every two years, giving residents an opportunity to choose the representatives they want for their municipal government. Citizens also have a say in national and statewide politics through voting in local, state, and federal elections. This allows Brightwood residents to be informed about current issues that affect them directly or indirectly. Residents of Brightwood are passionate about their community and take great pride in participating in the political process to help shape their community for years to come.
The political climate in Brightwood, ND is strongly conservative.
Richland County, ND is very conservative. In Richland County, ND 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.9% to 32.1%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brightwood, ND is strongly conservative.
Richland County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Wahpeton 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.
Brightwood, 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 Brightwood, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $7,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $3,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,027 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)