Golva, ND is a small town located in the west of North Dakota. It is a predominantly rural town with an estimated population of only 176 people according to the 2019 US Census. The town is governed by a mayor and four-person city council who are elected every two years. The current mayor of Golva, ND is Pat Amundson and the members of city council are Paul Sonterre, Jesse Johnson, Bruce Larson, and Corey Bassett. Each of these members plays an integral role in leading the small community in making sure it continues to thrive. Residents can participate in local politics by voting for their desired candidates during elections or by attending local forums where they can voice their opinions on important issues concerning the town.
The political climate in Golva, ND is very conservative.
Golden Valley County, ND is very conservative. In Golden Valley County, ND 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Golden Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.9% to 13.4%.
Golden Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Golva, ND is very conservative.
Golden Valley County, North Dakota 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.
Golva, 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 Golva, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $6,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)