Elgin, ND is a small city located in Sheridan County. The city of Elgin has a stable population of approximately 585 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Despite its small size, there is still a vibrant political atmosphere in the city. Residents of Elgin are well informed about local politics and current events and many take active steps to be engaged in the political process such as voting in local elections or attending community meetings. Local politics tend to focus on issues relating to public safety, infrastructure, and economic development with candidates advocating for their vision of the future of Elgin. With an increasingly diverse population, it can be tough for politicians to find consensus on various issues however the citizens of Elgin strive to come together and work towards finding common ground.
The political climate in Zip 58533 (Elgin, ND) is very conservative.
Grant County, ND is very conservative. In Grant County, ND 15.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 15.0%.
Grant county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58533 (Elgin, ND) is very conservative.
Elgin, North Dakota is very conservative.
Grant County, North Dakota 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.
Elgin, 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 zip 58533 (Elgin)
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 5 contributions totaling $531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)