Willow Vale, ND is a small town with a population of around 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the citizens of Willow Vale take their politics seriously and are dedicated to making sure that their voices are heard in local government. The local political environment is characterized by friendly yet passionate debates between candidates from both major parties during election season. Every two years, candidates come forward to represent the people of Willow Vale in the state legislature or county offices and they all bring different perspectives that allow for open discussion and debate about important issues. Residents have a variety of opinions on topics such as taxation, education, healthcare, civil liberties, and many more; however no matter which side of an issue they support, all residents agree that it’s essential to have strong leadership that puts their constituents first.
The political climate in Willow Vale, ND is very conservative.
Bottineau County, ND is very conservative. In Bottineau County, ND 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bottineau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Bottineau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow Vale, ND is very conservative.
Bottineau County, North Dakota is very 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.
Willow Vale, North Dakota: R R R R 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 Willow Vale, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)