Golden Valley, ND County has a rich political history and a vibrant local political scene. The county is primarily represented by the North Dakota Republican Party, though there are also smaller parties that are active in the county. In local elections, Golden Valley residents have the opportunity to elect their representatives to serve on the Golden Valley County Council and to other county sitting boards and committees. As part of their responsibilities, these officials set policies that affect the entire county. This includes setting taxes, creating budgets and deciding how funds should be allocated for various services. Residents of Golden Valley can also vote to pass initiatives which can determine things such as funding for public schools or changes to local zoning laws. With its diverse population and wide range of issues facing the county, politics in Golden Valley is sure to remain an important part of life for years to come.
The political climate in Golden Valley County, ND is very conservative.
In Golden Valley County, ND 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Golden Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.9% to 13.4%.
Golden Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Golden Valley County, ND is very 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.
Golden Valley, 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 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 Golden Valley County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $888 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $9,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)