Potsdam, ND is a small town located in the heart of North Dakota's prairie region. It is home to a population of around 800 people and serves as a hub for local commerce. Politics in Potsdam, ND are managed by the city council which consists of six elected officials who have been chosen by the citizens of Potsdam. The council meets every month and works together to make decisions that benefit the local community. They discuss issues such as budgeting, infrastructure development, zoning regulations and more. Local residents also take an active role in politics through voting in elections for their representatives on the city council and other regional governing bodies. A variety of political parties are represented in Potsdam and each have their own specific platforms that they bring to the table when discussing policies. Through such activities, Potsdam’s citizens maintain a strong sense of civic engagement and strive towards creating a better future for their community.
The political climate in Potsdam, ND is very conservative.
Dickey County, ND is very conservative. In Dickey County, ND 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 25.1%.
Dickey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Potsdam, ND is very conservative.
Dickey County, North Dakota is very 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.
Potsdam, North Dakota: R R R 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 Potsdam, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $4,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $7,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)