Loretta, ND is a small town located in the rural area of North Dakota, with a population of only about 500 people. The political atmosphere in Loretta is quite laid back and relaxed compared to larger cities and towns, as there are not many elections or candidates to choose from. Most local politics involve issues such as zoning ordinances or requests for city services. The City Council meets monthly to discuss such matters, and it is open for citizens to attend and voice their opinions. There are no local political candidates currently running for office in Loretta but citizens still have the right to vote on local initiatives concerning public safety, parks, libraries, etc. Residents of Loretta generally take a more informal approach when it comes to discussing local issues, relying more on word of mouth than formal campaigns or debates.
The political climate in Loretta, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loretta, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Loretta, North Dakota: R R d 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 Loretta, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $5,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $6,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)