The political landscape in 59851 Bonner-West Riverside, MT is diverse and ever-evolving. In the state of Montana, residents are able to make their voices heard through direct elections for local positions like city council, county board, school board and more. Within the 59851 Bonner-West Riverside area there are a variety of candidates who provide citizens with different perspectives on important issues. Residents can get involved by attending town hall meetings or taking part in debates hosted by local organizations. The candidates coming from this area are working hard to ensure that everyone’s thoughts and opinions are taken into account when making decisions that affect the community as a whole. By getting involved in the electoral process, citizens can help shape the future of their community and create an environment where everyone is heard.
The political climate in Zip 59851 (Bonner-West Riverside, MT) is somewhat liberal.
Missoula County, MT is strongly liberal. In Missoula County, MT 60.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missoula county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Missoula county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59851 (Bonner-West Riverside, MT) is somewhat liberal.
Bonner-West Riverside, Montana is somewhat liberal.
Missoula County, Montana is strongly liberal.
Missoula Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Bonner-West Riverside, Montana: r d D D D D
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 59851 (Bonner-West Riverside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 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)