Stanford, MT is a small rural town located in central Montana. It has a close-knit community of approximately 1,000 people. Being a rural town, politics in Stanford largely focus on local issues and the well-being of the community as a whole. The local government is made up of a mayor and five city council members who meet regularly to discuss matters such as infrastructure development, public safety, and budgetary concerns. Local elections are held every two years to elect new representatives for city office. Voter turnout tends to be quite low due to the small population size, but those who do take part in the local election process take pride in having their voices heard. Stanford also has an active civic engagement program which hosts regular town hall meetings to give citizens the opportunity to discuss political issues with their elected officials.
The political climate in Stanford, MT is strongly conservative.
Judith Basin County, MT is very conservative. In Judith Basin County, MT 20.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Judith Basin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.5%.
Judith Basin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stanford, MT is strongly conservative.
Judith Basin 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.
Stanford, 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 Stanford, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $1,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,125 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)