Harriston, ND is a small rural town in the Midwest United States. The people of Harriston are very proud of their community and take an active role in the politics that shape it. The local political scene is largely driven by the members of the Town Council, which is responsible for making decisions about public services, education, infrastructure, and more. Members from both political parties are represented on the council and work together to ensure that everyone's voices are heard and respected. Each election cycle brings new candidates into the mix who bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm to help move the town forward. These candidates offer perspectives on many different issues that may be important to residents of Harriston such as economic development, access to healthcare services, and environmental preservation. Ultimately it is up to the citizens of Harriston to determine who will best serve their interests once elected.
The political climate in Harriston, ND is strongly 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
Harriston, ND is strongly 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.
Harriston, 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 Harriston, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $15,402 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $79,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $752 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)