Clifford, ND is a small rural town located in the central part of the state. The politics of Clifford are mainly conservative with a focus on traditional values. Local issues often revolve around the economy and fiscal responsibility. Residents take pride in their community and strive to keep it a safe and inviting place to live. Elections for local offices often involve candidates from both major political parties, giving all residents a chance to make their voices heard in government decisions. The constituents of Clifford are passionate about their town and ensure that their elected officials are held accountable for the promises they make when running for office.
The political climate in Clifford, ND is strongly conservative.
Traill County, ND is strongly conservative. In Traill County, ND 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Traill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 36.1%.
Traill county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifford, ND is strongly conservative.
Traill County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Clifford, 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 Clifford, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)