Fargo, North Dakota is a growing city of more than 120,000 people located in the Red River Valley. It is home to the state's largest university and has seen significant growth in recent years due to its strong economy. Politics in Fargo are largely driven by local issues such as education and infrastructure, and there is a push for increased economic development. The city has a strong political presence with both major parties having their own elected officials. In addition to the two major parties, there are also several minor parties that have representation in local elections. This year, the Mayor of Fargo is expected to be challenged by both Republican and Democratic candidates who are running on their shared vision of fiscal responsibility and economic growth for the city. Election season will be an exciting time in Fargo as voters will have many options for whom they choose to represent them in elected office.
The political climate in Zip 58105 (Fargo, ND) is leaning liberal.
Cass County, ND is leaning conservative. In Cass County, ND 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained Republican, 49.5% to 46.8%.
Cass county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58105 (Fargo, ND) is leaning liberal.
Fargo, North Dakota is leaning liberal.
Cass County, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fargo, 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 zip 58105 (Fargo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $12,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,372 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)