Melvin, ND is a small town that prides itself on its tight-knit community. Although the town does not have a large population, it still has an active political scene with residents passionate about their local politics. Elections for local officials take place every two years, and individuals from all walks of life come together to make their voices heard. The current mayor of Melvin, ND is Janice Smith, who was elected in 2018 and has done an excellent job of representing the townspeople ever since then. She has been a strong advocate for investments in education and infrastructure in the community and has worked hard to bring new businesses into town as well. Other elected officials include City Council members, Parks and Recreation Board members, School Board members, Fire District Commissioners, and many more. All these officials work together to ensure that Melvin remains a safe and prosperous community for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Melvin, ND is strongly conservative.
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative. In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melvin, ND is strongly conservative.
Nelson 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.
Melvin, 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 Melvin, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)