Nelson County, North Dakota is a rural location with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The county is run by its board of commissioners which is composed of five members who are elected by the residents to serve four-year terms. Each commissioner has their own district within the county which they represent and are responsible for making decisions regarding the budget, local ordinances and policies, and other matters within their districts. They also work together to provide services such as fire protection, law enforcement, public works maintenance, and more. Local elections are held each November with candidates running for open seats on the commission in addition to any other local offices that may be up for election. During election season it is important to stay informed about the issues being discussed by candidates so you can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast your vote.
The political climate in Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative.
In Nelson County, ND 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nelson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 33.0%.
Nelson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nelson County, ND is strongly conservative.
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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.
Nelson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Nelson County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $4,599 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $397 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)