The politics in 58078 West Fargo, ND are dominated by the Republican Party. A majority of the local political candidates running for office tend to be from this party. The city is supported by a local school system, police department and a number of other organizations that provide vital services to its citizens. Despite the fact that no single candidate can guarantee the outcome of an election, residents in 58078 West Fargo, ND are able to influence policy by voting and participating in civic engagement. Through their involvement, they ensure that their interests are represented and addressed.
The political climate in Zip 58078 (West Fargo, ND) is leaning conservative.
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 58078 (West Fargo, ND) is leaning conservative.
West Fargo, North Dakota is leaning conservative.
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.
West 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 58078 (West Fargo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 543 contributions totaling $75,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 360 contributions totaling $184,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)