New Salem, ND is a small town located in North Dakota with a population of just over 1,100 people. Despite its small size, the city’s politics are an important part of the community. The local government consists of the Mayor and four members of the City Council that represent each ward in the city. Together, they form the decision-making body that sets policies and makes decisions for the citizens of New Salem. Every two years, the residents have an opportunity to elect their representatives to serve on these boards. The candidates come from all political backgrounds, allowing citizens to choose who will best represent their interests in government. With a history of small town values and strong commitment to their community's success, it is no surprise that political participation remains an important part of life in 58563 New Salem.
The political climate in Zip 58563 (New Salem, ND) is very conservative.
Morton County, ND is very conservative. In Morton County, ND 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.3%.
Morton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58563 (New Salem, ND) is very conservative.
New Salem, North Dakota is very conservative.
Morton County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Bismarck Metro Area is very 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.
New Salem, 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 58563 (New Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $2,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)