Fairfield, ND is a small rural town located in the southeastern region of the state. The town has a strong sense of community and is governed by a mayor and four-person board of commissioners. The local government, which oversees the day-to-day operations of the town, functions on several different levels that are focused on making sure the needs of Fairfield's residents are met. In addition to the local government, Fairfield also has many active political organizations such as the North Dakota Democratic Party and North Dakota Republicans. These political groups host events throughout the year to discuss current issues facing Fairfield residents and promote their platforms to create positive change in their community. In recent years, Fairfield has seen some interesting shifts in its politics with more younger citizens getting involved in local politics as well as more progressive candidates running for office. This shift has been largely due to an increased focus on environmentalism and social justice initiatives from grassroots organizers within the city. All in all, it is clear that politics in Fairfield is continuing to evolve as its citizens become more active and engaged than ever before.
The political climate in Fairfield, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,623 contributions totaling $291,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 572 contributions totaling $251,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $440 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)