Ora, North Dakota is a small town with a population of 664 people. Political involvement in Ora runs deep as the citizens are passionate about their local issues. The most important political issue for the community is the revitalization of the downtown area and promoting economic development. There have been several candidates running for public office in recent years, all of whom promise to invest in infrastructure and other improvements that will benefit the community. Residents also take an active interest in state and federal politics, as they understand how important these decisions are to their quality of life. As such, Ora is an engaged and politically aware town, where residents come together to create real change for their community.
The political climate in Ora, 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
Ora, 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.
Ora, 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 Ora, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)