Grafton, North Dakota is a small town located near the Canadian border. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people and is an agricultural and manufacturing hub in the region. While Grafton is not particularly politically active, there are some local politicians who serve in the city's government. These include Mayor Sandy Moen, City Commissioner Tom Miner, and City Council Members Joan Sauer and Robert Chisholm. These politicians work to ensure that Grafton residents have access to services such as public safety, health care, education, parks and recreation, infrastructure development and more. They also strive to create a business-friendly atmosphere in order to attract businesses to the community and provide economic opportunities for Grafton residents. The local politics of Grafton focus heavily on community engagement; politicians work hard to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard regardless of political affiliation or background. Through their efforts, Grafton remains a vibrant part of North Dakota’s economy and culture.
The political climate in Grafton, ND is moderately conservative.
Walsh County, ND is very conservative. In Walsh County, ND 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Walsh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.5% to 27.9%.
Walsh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grafton, ND is moderately conservative.
Walsh 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.
Grafton, 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 Grafton, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $6,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $78,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $766 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)