Helena, ND is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people. The local politics here are dominated by the city council, which is made up of five elected members and a mayor. The city council works to ensure that the needs of Helena residents are met and that the city runs smoothly. They make decisions on issues ranging from budgeting and public safety to zoning regulations and infrastructure. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to cast their votes in local elections for new members of city council as well as a mayor. These leaders play an important role in shaping the future of Helena for years to come.
The political climate in Helena, ND is strongly conservative.
Griggs County, ND is very conservative. In Griggs County, ND 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Griggs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.6% to 24.6%.
Griggs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helena, ND is strongly conservative.
Griggs County, North Dakota 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.
Helena, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Helena, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $2,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)