Harlem, ND is a small town located in the heart of North Dakota. It is a quiet, rural community that values hard work and community spirit. The local politics in Harlem are reflective of this spirit, with an emphasis on fostering an engaged citizenry and supporting responsible policies that benefit all members of the community. Local politicians often focus on keeping taxes low, creating economic opportunities, improving transportation infrastructure, and protecting rural resources. Some of the current political issues being discussed in Harlem include promoting renewable energy sources and growing small businesses. Mayor Bill Miller has been working to ensure that Harlem remains a safe and prosperous place to live for everyone. He has worked closely with other local leaders to build coalitions across the state to create positive change for residents of Harlem and beyond.
The political climate in Harlem, ND is strongly conservative.
Sargent County, ND is strongly conservative. In Sargent County, ND 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sargent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 35.7%.
Sargent county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harlem, ND is strongly conservative.
Sargent 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.
Harlem, North Dakota: r r D d 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 Harlem, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $10,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $5,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)