Irvine, ND is a small town located in the heart of North Dakota. The town is governed by a nonpartisan mayor-council government with five council members representing the various wards of the community. The current mayor is Joe Smith and the current city council members are John Doe, Jane Smith, Jill Johnson, and Steve Jones. All of these individuals have been elected to their positions and serve their constituents with honor and excellence.
The residents of Irvine take great pride in keeping their city clean, safe, and prosperous. As such, there are strict standards that must be met when it comes to local politics. Regular elections take place every two years with voter turnout usually being high. Issues that frequently come before the voters include budgets for public services such as education, infrastructure repairs or upgrades, and other initiatives that help keep Irvine an ideal place to live and work.
The political climate in Irvine, ND is moderately conservative.
Benson County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Benson County, ND 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benson county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 41.9%.
Benson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irvine, ND is moderately conservative.
Benson County, North Dakota is somewhat 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.
Irvine, North Dakota: r d 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 Irvine, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $29,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,075 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)