The town of Elm River, ND is a small community located in the southeastern part of the state. It has been a reliable and stable place for many years, despite being largely overlooked by state and federal politicians. The people of Elm River take pride in their ability to self-govern and make decisions that are best for their town. Locals have formed their own local government which is responsible for making decisions on how the town's resources are managed, as well as handling any disputes that may arise within the community. Despite this independence, locals still keep an eye on what is going on at higher levels of government, paying special attention to any potential policies or laws that could affect them in some way. While there are no local political candidates currently running for office in Elm River, residents continue to remain informed and engaged with politics at all levels.
The political climate in Elm River, 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
Elm River, 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.
Elm River, 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 Elm River, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $9,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)