Rutland, ND is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and the political landscape in Rutland reflects this. The local government consists of 4 elected commissioners who are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents. These commissioners work together to make decisions that both benefit the town and its citizens. In addition to these officials, there are several local advocacy groups and organizations that work to ensure that the voices of Rutland’s residents are heard. These groups range from environmental causes to economic development initiatives, and provide an essential service in keeping the town informed about issues that affect it. Rutland also has an active citizenry that takes part in the democratic process through voting, running for office, and being involved in other forms of civic engagement. This involvement is key to creating positive change and ensuring that everyone in Rutland has a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Rutland, ND is strongly conservative.
Sargent County, ND is strongly conservative. In Sargent County, ND 35.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sargent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.2% to 35.7%.
Sargent county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutland, ND is strongly conservative.
Sargent County, North Dakota is strongly 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.
Rutland, North Dakota: r r 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 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 Rutland, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $10,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)