Colgate, ND is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. The population is just over 400 people and it has a strong sense of community. In Colgate, the politics are focused on local issues such as education, public facilities, and economic development. Most citizens participate in local elections to ensure they have a say in their city's future. During election season, residents come out to vote for their preferred candidates who they believe will best represent them. Every four years Colgate elects a mayor and four council members who are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect the town’s constituents. Additionally, the citizens of Colgate come together once a year to discuss important topics regarding the town’s budget and its future growth plans. All this shows that even with its small size, Colgate has a vibrant political system dedicated to ensuring that all voices are heard equally.
The political climate in Colgate, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, ND is strongly conservative. In Steele County, ND 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.0%.
Steele county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colgate, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele 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.
Colgate, North Dakota: R d D d 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 Colgate, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $3,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)