Grand Forks, North Dakota is a small city located in the northeast corner of the state. With a population of over 55,000 people, Grand Forks is a thriving community with plenty of opportunities for its residents. As the state's third-largest city, it has become an important hub for local politics and governance. The city council consists of several representatives from each part of Grand Forks, making sure that everyone has a voice in local government and policy decisions. These representatives ensure that all members of the community are represented fairly and have a chance to influence their own neighborhood. Additionally, there are many local politicians who seek election in Grand Forks, including both national and state positions. They often run on platforms that focus on improving education and infrastructure in the city, as well as increasing job opportunities for citizens. This commitment to bettering their community is why so many citizens of Grand Forks take pride in their political representation.
The political climate in Zip 58202 (Grand Forks, ND) is leaning liberal.
Grand Forks County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Grand Forks County, ND 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Forks county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 41.6%.
Grand Forks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58202 (Grand Forks, ND) is leaning liberal.
Grand Forks, North Dakota is leaning liberal.
Grand Forks County, North Dakota is somewhat conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Forks, 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 58202 (Grand Forks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $7,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,550 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $7,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,490 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)