Portland, ND is a small city in the state of North Dakota. With an estimated population of only 2,300 people, it has a tight-knit community that is proud of their hardworking and rural roots. The politics in Portland are representative of the values and priorities of its citizens. Local elections typically focus on fiscal responsibility, economic development, and public safety issues, as these are the most important topics to the majority of the residents. Candidates for local office must emphasize their commitment to those core issues if they want to be successful at the polls. Additionally, candidates must also be able to demonstrate that they understand and will work towards meeting the needs of all members of the community, including those from diverse backgrounds or with different opinions. The citizens of Portland take their civic duties seriously and are always looking for leaders who share their values and priorities.
The political climate in Portland, ND is moderately 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
Portland, ND is moderately 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.
Portland, 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 Portland, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $16,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $6,852 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)