Rich Valley, ND is a small rural community with a population of about 2,500 people. The local politics in Rich Valley revolves around the town council, which consists of five elected members that serve staggered four year terms. These council members are all elected by the residents of Rich Valley and they are responsible for making decisions about the future of the town. They also work closely with other local and state officials to ensure that Rich Valley remains in good standing with the county and state governments. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected in 2019 and he has worked diligently to improve infrastructure and services in Rich Valley during his tenure. In addition to the Town Council, there are several other organizations that serve an important role in local politics such as the volunteer fire department, civic organizations, churches, schools, and clubs. Each of these organizations have their own leadership structures but also take direction from the Town Council on matters related to their operations. Ultimately though, it is up to the citizens of Rich Valley to decide who will lead them by electing representatives on a regular basis.
The political climate in Rich 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
Rich 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.
Rich 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 Rich Valley, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $16,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $7,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $906 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)