Upham, North Dakota is a small town located in the northern region of the state. It is an area rich with history and culture, which also contributes to its political landscape. While Upham is small in population, it has a powerful voice when it comes to local politics. The town holds mayoral elections every four years, and local candidates often fight hard for the votes of their constituents. Issues such as taxes, education, and public health are often on the forefront during election season. In addition to voting for the mayor, citizens can also elect representation from their ward to serve on the Town Council. These representatives are essential for ensuring that the needs of Upham’s people are met. Though Upham may be a small town with a small population, its citizens take pride in taking part in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Upham, ND is very conservative.
McHenry County, ND is very conservative. In McHenry County, ND 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.8%.
McHenry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upham, ND is very conservative.
McHenry County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot Metro Area 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.
Upham, 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 Upham, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,842 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)