West Antelope, ND is a small rural town located in the Midwest. With its population of just over 400, it is a close-knit community with strong political ties. Every election, members of the West Antelope community come together to discuss important issues and cast their votes to decide who will represent them in local government. Over the years, many candidates have run for office in West Antelope, ranging from city councilors to state representatives. These candidates are elected based on their beliefs and strategy for how they would lead the town, and always strive to ensure that the needs of the citizens of West Antelope are met. In recent times, elected officials of West Antelope have worked hard to keep taxes low and ensure that public services such as schools and libraries remain funded adequately. As a result of these efforts, West Antelope continues to be an affordable place to live with a high quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in West Antelope, ND is somewhat 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
West Antelope, ND is somewhat conservative.
Benson County, North Dakota is somewhat 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 Antelope, 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 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 West Antelope, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $8,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)