Riverdale, ND is a small town located in the heart of North Dakota. While it might be small in size, the politics of Riverdale are big and important. In recent years, local elections have seen an influx of new candidates and initiatives that are aiming to make Riverdale a better place to live. With different perspectives on how to improve the community, these candidates bring a wide range of ideas to the table. While the majority of voters come from within Riverdale, more and more people from other cities and states have been getting involved. From economic development projects to ensuring everyone in Riverdale has access to quality healthcare, the stakes are high for whoever is elected into office. No matter who wins an election, all residents can rest assured knowing their voices will be heard through their votes.
The political climate in Riverdale, ND is very conservative.
McLean County, ND is very conservative. In McLean County, ND 22.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.2%.
McLean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverdale, ND is very conservative.
McLean 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.
Riverdale, 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 Riverdale, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $24 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)