Melrose, ND is a small town in North Dakota with a population of around 400 people. It is known for being a tight-knit community with strong values and an active political life. The city is represented by local legislators who take care of the residents' interests and needs. Melrose has recently seen some changes to their local government, which have been largely met with positive reactions from the community. There are various civic activities available for citizens to get involved in such as the annual Melrose Fall Festival, held every October since 1982, and the weekly town hall meetings which provide an open forum for discussing important topics and issues facing the city. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available to those looking to make a difference in their community. From organizing food drives to helping out at local events or planting trees in city parks, there are plenty of ways that residents can get involved in the political process and make Melrose an even better place to live.
The political climate in Melrose, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, ND is strongly conservative. In Steele County, ND 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.0%.
Steele county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melrose, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele 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.
Melrose, 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 Melrose, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)