58712 Balfour, ND is located in the northern region of North Dakota and is a small rural community. It has a long history with politics in the region, as it was home to some of North Dakota's earliest settlers. The local political scene is highly driven by the issues that are important to the residents of Balfour. These issues include economic development, education, healthcare, public safety and infrastructure. Residents are very engaged when it comes to politics, often attending town hall meetings and participating in local campaigns to make sure their voices are heard. Local candidates focus on these issues and work hard to ensure that the needs of Balfour's citizens are met in a way that benefits everyone. This dedication to local politics helps ensure that Balfour remains an attractive place to live and work for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 58712 (Balfour, ND) is very conservative.
McHenry County, ND is very conservative. In McHenry County, ND 18.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McHenry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.8%.
McHenry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 58712 (Balfour, ND) is very conservative.
Balfour, North Dakota is very conservative.
McHenry County, North Dakota is very conservative.
Minot Metro Area 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.
Balfour, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 58712 (Balfour)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)