Norman, North Dakota is a small town located in the south-central region of the state. It has a population of approximately 1,500 and is known for its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Norman residents have traditionally leaned Republican. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter registration among Democrats and Independents. This shift has resulted in more contested elections at the local level. In 2020, many local races saw candidates from across the ideological spectrum vying for office. The elections showed that Norman's political landscape is evolving to include more voices from different backgrounds and ideologies. As this trend continues, it will be interesting to see how it shapes future local politics in Norman.
The political climate in Norman, ND is strongly conservative.
Traill County, ND is strongly conservative. In Traill County, ND 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Traill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 36.1%.
Traill county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norman, ND is strongly conservative.
Traill 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.
Norman, 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 Norman, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $18,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $2,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)