The city of Fairbanks, North Dakota is an active and engaged political center. Although the population of the town is relatively small, the residents are passionate about their local politics. The city council consists of three members who are elected by the citizens to represent their interests in local government. The mayor is elected every four years and works with the city council to ensure that all voices are heard and that decisions reflect the will of those living in Fairbanks. There are also several civic organizations dedicated to furthering the interests of the city and its citizens. These groups work diligently to educate residents on issues important to them, as well as actively engage in discussions with elected officials on ways to improve life in Fairbanks.
The political climate in Fairbanks, ND is very conservative.
Renville County, ND is very conservative. In Renville County, ND 16.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 16.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairbanks, ND is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $5,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)