Glasgow, Montana is a small city located in the northeast corner of the state and is known for its wide open spaces and friendly people. The city has a government that is strongly committed to protecting the welfare of its citizens, providing quality services, and maintaining a rich sense of community. The local political landscape consists of a mayor, four city council members, and a police chief who are all elected by the citizens. The governing body handles issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and municipal finances. Additionally, numerous boards and commissions are in place to ensure that elected officials remain accountable to their constituents. Overall, Glasgow has an engaged political landscape with residents who are actively involved in the decision-making process of their local government.
The political climate in Glasgow, MT is strongly conservative.
Valley County, MT is very conservative. In Valley County, MT 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.2%.
Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glasgow, MT is strongly conservative.
Valley County, Montana is very conservative.
Montana is moderately 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.
Glasgow, Montana: 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 Glasgow, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 521 contributions totaling $22,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $37,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)