Northwood, ND is a small city with a population of about 5,000 people. The local political process is focused on providing the best services to its citizens and improving the quality of life for all residents. The Northwood City Council consists of five elected members who make decisions on matters such as revenue, infrastructure, and public safety. Primary elections take place every two years in which residents can vote for their preferred candidates. For general elections, local laws require that all registered voters can participate in deciding who will be elected into office. In addition to city council members, Northwood also elects county supervisors and state representatives who are responsible for making laws that affect the entire area. All these officials work together to ensure the well-being of Northwood's citizens by enacting policies that promote economic growth and social justice.
The political climate in Northwood, 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
Northwood, 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.
Northwood, 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 Northwood, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $5,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $5,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)