Leeds, ND is a small town located in the heart of North Dakota. With a population of just over 400 people, Leeds is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local politics. The town is governed by an elected mayor and four members of the city council who serve as representatives in the legislative body. The mayor and council are responsible for making decisions about issues like taxes, infrastructure, public services, and other important matters affecting the town. In addition to local elections there are also state and federal representatives who represent Leeds on larger matters. These politicians make sure that the voice of the people of Leeds is heard in state and national politics. All in all, political engagement is an important part of life in Leeds, ND.
The political climate in Zip 58346 (Leeds, ND) is moderately conservative.
Benson County, ND is somewhat conservative. In Benson County, ND 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benson county remained strongly Republican, 55.8% to 41.9%.
Benson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58346 (Leeds, ND) is moderately conservative.
Leeds, North Dakota is moderately conservative.
Benson County, North Dakota is somewhat 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.
Leeds, North Dakota: r d D D 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 58346 (Leeds)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $29,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,075 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)