Belcourt, ND is a small town located in northern North Dakota and is an integral part of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Nation. Belcourt has a unique political system for its residents, which differs from most other municipalities in the state. The town's government is run by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Council, which consists of seven elected officials, including a tribal chairman. These officials make decisions on behalf of the Belcourt community and are responsible for upholding their commitments to the citizens. They also work with local organizations and businesses to ensure that everyone has access to quality services and resources. Though there are not any local political candidates in Belcourt, ND, the people have a direct say in how their government operates through their voting rights.
The political climate in Belcourt, ND is moderately liberal.
Rolette County, ND is very liberal. In Rolette County, ND 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rolette county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Rolette county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belcourt, ND is moderately liberal.
Rolette County, North Dakota is very liberal.
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.
Belcourt, North Dakota: D D D D D D
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 Belcourt, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $1,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)