Lewis and Clark, MT County is a rural county with many small communities. It has a strong tradition of civic engagement and local politics. The county government is elected by the residents and consists of a three-member Board of County Commissioners, which oversees the budget and day-to-day operations. The county also has several other elected officials, such as the Sheriff, Clerk/Recorder, Assessor and Justice of the Peace, who provide essential services to citizens within their jurisdiction. All of these individuals are dedicated to serving their community and working towards making Lewis and Clark, MT County a better place to live.
The political climate in Lewis and Clark County, MT is leaning conservative.
In Lewis and Clark County, MT 46.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis and Clark county remained Republican, 50.6% to 46.7%.
Lewis and Clark county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewis and Clark County, MT is leaning conservative.
Helena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lewis and Clark, Montana: R R d 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 Lewis and Clark County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,359 contributions totaling $1,229,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 874 contributions totaling $308,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)