Butte Valley, ND is a small, rural town nestled in the rolling plains of North Dakota. Despite its size, Butte Valley is an important political center in the state. The town plays host to several local and state-wide elections each year, allowing citizens to have their voices heard on the issues that affect them most. Local candidates from both major parties are often on the ballot for positions like Mayor and City Council members, giving community members the ability to cast their vote for someone who shares their values and beliefs. Furthermore, citizens of Butte Valley take part in larger national elections, supporting candidates they believe will make positive changes in society. The people of Butte Valley may be few in number but they are passionate about participating in democracy and having their voices heard through the political process.
The political climate in Butte Valley, 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
Butte Valley, ND is moderately 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.
Butte Valley, 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 Butte Valley, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $38,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)