Westfield, ND is a small town located in the western part of North Dakota. It is known for its friendly, close-knit community and the fact that it has been able to maintain its small-town charm despite being located near larger cities. In Westfield, politics can be a divisive topic, but locals strive to come together and find solutions that benefit everyone. There are local meetings held throughout the year where citizens can voice their opinions and have their voices heard. Though there are no local political candidates or population figures available, there is still plenty of interest in local politics and Westfield remains an active participant in state affairs.
The political climate in Westfield, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, ND is strongly conservative. In Steele County, ND 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 4.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 36.0%.
Steele county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westfield, ND is moderately conservative.
Steele County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Westfield, North Dakota: R d D d 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 Westfield, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $6,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $5,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)