The politics in Polson, MT 59860 reflect the values of its citizens. It is an area that prioritizes individual freedom and small government. There are no local candidates running for political office at this time, but there are several issues that have been debated recently. These include affordable housing, economic development, education funding, environmental protection, and public safety. Residents here have strong opinions on these topics and do their best to ensure their voices are heard through local city council meetings and other public forums. The people of Polson take pride in their ability to come together to solve community issues without relying on outside help.
The political climate in Zip 59860 (Polson, MT) is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, MT 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59860 (Polson, MT) is somewhat conservative.
Polson, Montana is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Montana is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Polson, 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 zip 59860 (Polson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 768 contributions totaling $74,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $52,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)