Turtle River, ND is a small town with a strong sense of community and local politics. The town consists of a mayor and four council members who are democratically elected to serve the citizens of Turtle River. The council works in close cooperation with the mayor to ensure that all issues facing the town are addressed promptly and efficiently. Policies are passed regularly to ensure the wellbeing of the citizens, and the council works hard to ensure that all residents have their voices heard and taken into consideration when making important decisions. The citizens of Turtle River take pride in engaging in local politics, as it allows them to shape their own future as well as help shape the future of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Turtle River, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turtle River, ND is moderately conservative.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat 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.
Turtle River, 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 Turtle River, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $10,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $5,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)