Reynolds, North Dakota is a small town with a population of just over one thousand people. The government in Reynolds is made up of local elected officials who are responsible for the issues and policies that affect the community. These officials include the mayor, city council members, and other public servants such as county commissioners and school board officials. The mayor is responsible for setting local policies and handling citizen needs while the city council works to pass laws and resolutions that help promote growth in Reynolds. In addition, county commissioners handle zoning issues and pass budgets while school board members manage educational policies and programming. The citizens of Reynolds take an active role in their local government by participating in elections, voicing their opinions at city council meetings, or attending special events put on by the local government. In short, politics play an important role in the daily life of Reynolds, North Dakota residents.
The political climate in Reynolds, 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
Reynolds, ND is strongly conservative.
Traill County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Reynolds, 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 Reynolds, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)